THE EFFECT OF INFECTION WITH DERMATOPHILUS-CONGOLENSIS ON LAMB AND SHEEP PELTS

Authors
COOPER SM PASSMAN A
Citation
Sm. Cooper et A. Passman, THE EFFECT OF INFECTION WITH DERMATOPHILUS-CONGOLENSIS ON LAMB AND SHEEP PELTS, Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists, 77(3), 1993, pp. 75-77
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists → ACNP
ISSN journal
01440322
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
75 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-0322(1993)77:3<75:TEOIWD>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This work has shown that infection of the live animal with the bacteri um Dermatophilus congolensis causes the pelt defect known as whitespot which is relatively common in New Zealand pelts. While either drying or antibiotic treatment were effective in healing the clinical infecti ons, the pelt defect persisted for at least six weeks after treatment in a number of cases.