THE MAIN SKIN DISEASES ENCOUNTERED IN PRACTICE CANINE IN THE CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF ALGERIA

  • M. Bachir Pacha Faculty of Biology and Agro Veterinary, University Saad Dahleb, Blida
  • R. R. Triki Yamani Faculty of Biology and Agro Veterinary, University Saad Dahleb, Blida

Abstract

The grounds comprise 25% of dermatological consultations in the canine region of Blida. The 3/4 skin diseases are caused by parasites. The breeds which are affected mostly the German shepherd dogs and some other common races. In order of decreasing importance, the cases are dominated by first scabies or pulicose (25%) and then infested with ticks ormoths (12.5%) and finally, by bacterial skin diseases (9.2%), demodicosis (8.3%) and metabolic or allergic skin diseases (4.2%).
Published
2011-11-30
Section
Research articles