[A case of demodicosis on a Dutch dairy farm].

Tijdschr Diergeneeskd

Instituut Infectieziekten en Immunologie, Afdeling Parasitologie en Tropische Diergeneeskunde, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht, Postbus 80.165, 3508 TD, Utrecht.

Published: April 2002

Demodex bovis is a burrowing mite that lives in the hair follicles of cattle, resulting in nodules, granulomatous inflammation, and the formation of scar tissue. Clinical and histopathological changes of a recently diagnosed case of demodicosis on a Dutch dairy farm are presented before and after treatment. Treatment results were disappointing. The role of demodicosis in Dutch dairy farming is discussed.

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[A case of demodicosis on a Dutch dairy farm].

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