CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC ON RINGWORM INFECTION IN CATTLE IN DIYALA PROVINCE OF IRAQ
CATTLE
RINGWORM
INFECTION
DIYALA
IRAQ
Dermatomycosis (ringworm) was studied in 15 infected, out of 55 examined cows, 6 months to 2 years of age. Infected cows showed typical clinical signs and lesions of ringworm.
Both types of dermatophytes i. e. Trichophton and microsporum were isolated from these cases. The isolates were the following:
Tr. Verrucosum (40%), Tr. mentagrophytes (6.6%), Tr. megnini (6.6%), Tr. ajelloi (20%), M. nanum (20%) and M. gypseum (6.6%).
