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- * No hypodermosis was found in cattle from the plain irrigated Jammu district, while a higher infestation rate of 20.63% was observed in the semi-hilly Samba district.
- * The infestation occurred from October to March, with an average of 7.07 warbles per affected animal, and factors like age and free grazing practices contributed to the risk of hypodermosis.
Article Abstract
Clinicoparasitological examination of 750 cattle from Jammu region revealed prevalence of Hypoderma lineatum infestation in 9.73 %. Cattle from Jammu (plain irrigated area) district (397) did not reveal any infestation of hypodermosis, but in Samba district (semi hilly arid area) 20.63 % (73/353) animals harbored H. lineatum larvae. The warbles were recorded from October to March and the mean number of warbles per animal was 7.07 ± 0.45. Infestation significantly varied in different age groups and free grazing practice of animals was one of the risk factor for hypodermosis in cattle of Jammu region.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793105 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12639-012-0162-8 | DOI Listing |
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