Clinical and myccological studies on trichophyton verrucosum infection in cattle with special reference to the use of recent antimycotic drugs

During SLUIL.’TIer months, from April to September, 19f.0 an outbreak of cattle trichophytosifJn 10 farms containing Balady and Friesi~n cattle in variable ages and 3ex at 4Provinces in Upper Egypt was clinically and in the labora- tory studied. The effect of 0.19& l ycophyt% treatment on natural cases of cattle Trichophytosis was investigatedand in vitro sensitivity tests against 4 of the isclated strains u s i.ng 3 antimycotic drugs we reala 0 perf o rmad , Clinical symDtoms of the disease Can be summarised in thefollowing:1- The disease .aan Lf e s t e d itself in J forms: a) The first form appeared as small eaf;ily detached riodu’Lar ... elevations 0.25-3.0 cnr in diameter, each nodule ViaS covered w.i t.h a tuft of broken hairs .and left a circular hairless area after its deta-clli~ent without causing any pain to the animal. b) The second form appeared as cirucular hairless areascovered vrLth t ruck , greyish whitish crusts 0.5-3.0 cm Ln d.ia.meter.batch number 3109 produced by Gist-Brocades nv.