Clinical effectiveness of ivermectin on bovine dermatophytosis [Dermatofitozisli si{dotless}ǧi{dotless}rlarda i̇vermektinin klinik etkinliǧi]

In the present study,clinical effectiveness of ivermectin on bovine dermatophytosis was evaluated. the material of the study consisted of 30 cattle,20 experimental (group i) and 10 control (group ii) animals aged between 3-14 months,diagnosed as dermatophytosis following clinical examination and microbiology. clinical status of cases were scored on localization,size and number of lesions and condition of the cases were as follows mild (+),moderate (++) and severe (+++). during the study period,farm management practices of the animals were not changed. a single long acting injection of ivermectin at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg was subcutaneously administered to the animals in group i. animals in group ii served as a control and received no treatment. following medical treatment and 45 days of observation period,recovery was recorded 18 animals from group i (90%). no recovery was observed in the group ii. this study indicated that,ivermectin which is widely used as antiparasiter medicine,activate the immune system. for this reason,in the present study,first time,ivermectin was used in the treatment of dermatophytosis in ruminants with a 90% of recovery rate. these findings show that ivermectin can be used succesfully in the treatment of dermatophytosis infection in cattle.