A retrospective study was performed on potbellied pigs with skin disease over a 22-year period. Thirteen of 190 pigs (7%) were examined by the Dermatology Service. Three different dermatoses were diagnosed: (1) sarcoptic mange, (2) yeast dermatitis of the eyelids (blepharitis) and periocular skin, and (3) presumed ichthyosis. Sarcoptic mange was cured with ivermectin injections. Yeast dermatiti...

Chorioptic mange caused by Chorioptes bovis is a common pruritic skin condition of the horse. This surface-browsing parasite usually affects the lower legs (leg mange) but can present as a generalized skin disease. Numerous anecdotal reports exist in the literature about the benefit of lime sulphur as a treatment for surface ectoparasites in the horse. This report studies the use of lime sulphu...

A total of 20 stray dogs were collected from Dinajpur district, Bangladesh from the period of March, 2009 to February, 2010 for investigating the prevalence and pathology of demodectic mange in stray dogs. The experiment was based on direct examination of the skin, skin scrapings and histopathological examination. The overall prevalence of demodectic mange was found 65% in stray dogs. The stray...

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population in the city of Bristol in southwest Britain has been studied continuously since 1977. From 1990, intensive behavioral data have been collected on the social organization and patterns of space utilization of 4-8 fox groups in northwest Bristol. The impact of a mange epizootic on the social organization and territorial behavior of urban foxes, and their inte...

Sarcoptic mange occurs in freeranging wild boar (Sus scrofa) but has been poorly described in this species. We evaluated the performance of a commercial indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for serodiagnosis of sarcoptic mange in domestic swine when applied to wild boar sera. We tested 96 sera from wild boar in populations without mange history (‘‘truly noninfected’’) collected in...