@Article{, title={DERMATOPHYTOSIS IN SHEEP OF AL-SAFAT SHOW IN BASRAH, IRAQ مرض فطار الجلد في الضان المعروضة في سوق في البصرة-العراق}, author={Abdul-Hafiz Al—Duboon* Fadhil J. Farhan عبد الحافظ الدبون فاضل جبار فرحان}, journal={Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research مجلة البصرة للابحاث البيطرية}, volume={6}, number={1}, pages={54-62}, year={2007}, abstract={Out of 437 sheep inspected (1963 male and 2474 female), 242 (5.45%) sheep among 268specimens collected from suspected cases of dermatophytosis, which had clinical lesions ofdermatophytic infections, that confirmed by positive culture on(SDA+Chloramphenicol+Cycloheximide) supplemented with thiamine and yeast extract and /or bydirect microscopic examination using 10% KOH solution. The ringworm infections were variedfrom summer months (June— October, 2005) to those of winter months (November.2005 toMarch,2006) which were 59 (3.06%) and 183 (7.29%) respectively . The fungus affect both, the.outer layers of the skin as well as wool. It was spread centrally outward causing more or lesscircular areas of wool loss leaving scaly to powdery skin which was gray-white in color, measuring2-10 cm. in diameter. The head, ears, loin, and neck were the most areas had been affected. Theonly causative fungus isolated was Trichophyton verrucosum

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