TRICHOPHYTOSIS IN BEEF CATTLE

Abstract

Trichophytosis is one of the most common skin diseases in cattle.
Trichophytosis is a transmissible infectious skin disease caused most often by
Trichophyton verrucosum with spores which can remain alive for years in a dry
environment. This is a zoonotic disease, as it can equally infect people and animals.
The infection spreads rapidly, and this fungal disease leads to certain economic
losses. Direct contact with infected animals is the most common method of spreading
the infection. During this research, beef cattle aged 4 months were transported from
southern Serbia to the part of Vojvodina - Mačva. One month after the transportation,
the characteristic gray-white round changes occured on the skin of beef cattle.
Affected animals from five individual farms did not receive any treatment, while
animals from other five farms were treated with Decanol® solution. As a conclusion,
application of therapy or vaccination along with a high quality diet is the best way
to to suppress triphophytosis.