CURVULARIA
DERMATOMYCOSIS IN A JERSEY HEIFER: A CASE REPORT
S. QURESHI, S.A
.WANI AND S. BEG
Division of Veterinary
Microbiology and Immunology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Kashmir
Abstract
A 2 year old
Jersey
heifer was presented to Veterinary Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and
Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir,
Srinagar,
with history of cutaneous Dermatomycosis. Mycological screening of skin
scrapings led to isolation and identification of Curvularia spp.
Key words: Curvularia,
Dermatomycosis,
Jersey heifer.