Ectoparasites are the major causes of various types of skin lesions in small ruminants in Ethiopia |
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| Authors: | Mersha Chanie Tamiru Negash Asegedech Sirak |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, P. O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia;(2) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia;(3) National Animal Health Diagnosis and Investigation Center, Sebeta, Ethiopia |
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| Abstract: | Ectoparasites are the major causes of skin lesions in animals. Clinical, skin scraping examination, and histopathological
studies were conducted to identify and characterize skin lesions in small ruminants caused by ectoparasites. Mange mites,
lice, sheep keds, and ticks were collected from the skin of affected animals for species identification. Skin biopsies were
collected from affected part of the skin and fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for histopathology. Of 1,000 sheep and
600 goats examined, 815 (81.50%) sheep and 327 (54.5%) goats were infested with one or more types of ectoparasites. Sarcoptes scabiei var ovis, Demodex ovis, Psoroptes ovis, Bovicola ovis, Melophagus ovinus, and Amblyomma variegatum and other tick species were identified from sheep. S. scabiei var caprae, Demodex caprae, Linognathus stenopsis, and A. variegatum and other tick species were identified from goats. Gross skin lesions or defects observed on the skin include stained and
ragged wool, loss of wool/hair, nodules, crusts, lichenification, and fissuring. Microscopic evaluation of H and E stained
skin sections revealed lesions in the epidermal layer such as hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and melanin inconsistency on the
basal cells of the epidermis. Follicular keratosis, perifolliculitis, frunculosis, perivasculitis, and aggregates of inflammatory
cells (of acute and chronic type) with fibrosis were experiential in the dermal layer of the skin. Most of the skin lesions
caused by ectoparasites are overlapping. Thus, ectoparasites control program should be executed to reduce skin lesions as
skins are the major export commodity of the country. |
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