RESEARCH ARTICLES
Epidemiological study of bacterial dermatitis in dogs of Wayanad district
G. Parvathy Nair, P. M. Deepa, A. Janus, R. Chintu and K. Vijayakumar
doi: : https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.2.143-147
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2022.53(2):143-147.
Author Details
G. Parvathy Nair: Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode-673576 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India
P. M. Deepa: Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode-673576 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India
A. Janus: Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode-673576 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India
R. Chintu: Associate Professor, Dept of Veterinary Microbiology,partment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode-673576 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India
K. Vijayakumar: Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode-673576 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India
Article History
Received: 10.02.2021, Accepted: 12.04.2021, Published online: 30.06.2022
Corresponding author: P. M. Deepa
e-mail: : deepapm@kvasu.ac.in
Citation: :Parvathy G. Nair, Deepa, P. M., Janus, A., Chintu, R. and Vijayakumar. K. 2022. Epidemiological study of bacterial dermatitis in dogs of Wayanad district. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 53(2): 143-147 DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.2.143-147
Abstract
A survey was undertaken to determine the epidemiology of bacterial dermatitis in dogs presented at the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC), College of Veterinary and Animal sciences Pookode, from April 2017 to June 2018. Dogs of all age groups, breeds and both sexes with clinical signs of dermatitis were included in the study. Sterile swabs were used to collect samples aseptically from the dogs that showed clinical lesions of canine bacterial dermatitis. Samples were taken for culture and isolation of bacteria was done. There was no statistically significant difference among different age groups, however the highest occurrence was observed among dogs between 1-3 years (39.44 %) and out of 71 animals, 39 (54.93 %t) male dogs were positive for bacterial dermatitis, but no statistically significance among different sexes was observed. Among the various breeds studied, the highest occurrence was noticed in Labrador retrievers (23.94 per cent) when compared to other breeds but no statistically significance difference among different breeds was observed. Identification of bacterial isolates was done based on colony character, Gram’s staining, oxidase test, catalase test, oxidative fermentative test and growth in specific media. A total of 71 bacterial isolates were obtained. Bacterial isolates obtained were Staphylococcus species (84.51 %), Streptococci (7.04%), Micrococci (5.63 %), and Pseudomonas species (2.82 %).
Keywords : Epidemiology, bacterial dermatitis, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Micrococci, Pseudomonas
