NASAL OESTROSIS IN JAMUNAPARI GOAT IN BARASAT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Nasal oestrosis, an obligatory cavitary myiasis of sheep and goats is caused by the larvae of Oestrus ovis commonly known as sheep nasal bot. A female Jamunapari goat aged about 1.5-year-old presented with a history and symptoms of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) like the high rise of temperature (105ºC), anorexia, abdominal cramps, nasal discharge, and shooting diarrhoea since last 5 days. Two nasal bots were expelled during violent sneezing by the goat. The present study reports its successful therapeutic and clinical management of PPR and oestrosis of the Jamunapari goat from Barasat, West Bengal, India.

Keywords

• nasal cavities
• oestrus ovis larva
• jamunapari goat
• west bengal