Psoroptosis of Sheep and Wild Goats: Clinical Manifestation and Treatment Under Anthropobiocenosis

The study focused on psoroptosis, a contagious skin disease caused by Psoroptes mites, in sheep and wild goats, which leads to significant economic losses in sheep farming. The research involved 63 sheep from the Scientific and Production Center of Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy and 17 wild goats from Feldman Eco-Park. All animals were found to be infested with Psoroptes ovis mites, with varying degrees of body surface damage. In sheep, 65.1% had hair loss on 80-100% of their body, 28.6% on 50-79%, and 6.3% on less than 50%. In wild goats, 94.1% had lesions on up to 50% of their body, and 5.9% had total lesions. Mortality was 3.2% in sheep and 5.9% in wild goats with a generalized form of the disease. Treatment with macrolides "Iveron-10" and "Dectomax" at a dose of 0.2 ml per 10 kg of body weight, administered twice at intervals of 30 and 14 days, respectively, along with bathing sheep in a "Butox-50" water emulsion, was 100% effective in treating the condition.