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Dermatophilus
This skin condition is familiar to many livestock owners and is known by many names: ‘cutaneous streptothrichosis’ (cattle, goats, and horses), ‘rain-scald’, ‘mud rash’ or ‘mud fever’ (horses), ‘lumpy wool’ …
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Aural plaques
Aural plaques in horses are also called papillary acanthoma or ear papillomas and result from papillomavirus. The plaques present as whitish or gray flaky sores on the inside of your …
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Papillomas
Equine papillomatosis presents in 3 major syndromes, ‘grass warts’, pastern papilloma and pinnal acanthosis (auralplaques). Caused by the equine papilloma virus. It most commonly affects young horses, age <4 years. …
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Fungal Dermatitis
Skin disease can adversely affect the health and welfare of horses, and disease can be exacerbated by delays in diagnosis and commencement of suitable treatment regimens, also not helped by …
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Rainrot
Appearance: scabby crusts that form raised bumps with upright tufts of matted hair. The crusts form on parts of the body that are chronically damp—often along the topline and where rain …
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Cellulitis
Tarsal cellulitis is characterized by a firm, subcutaneous swelling on the lateral aspect of the hock that has little effect on joint mobility. It can include the formation of a …
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Papillomatosis
Papillomatosis is an infectious, highly contagious common viral and neoplastic disease of the skin, observed in cattle, manifested as multiple benign tumors that can progress to the malignant tumor . It is …
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Dermatophytosis
Dermatophytosis is an contagious disease of keratinized tissue (skin, hair, and claws) by one of the three genera of fungi collectively called dermatophytes—Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton. Epidermophyton occurs only in …
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