Occurrence of Equine Dermatophytosis in Hokkaido

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A clinical and mycological investigation on equine dermatophytosis was performed in Hokkaido during a 1 yr period in 1978. The animals investigated were light horses raised on 7 farms and heavy draft horses on 3 race courses. The infection rates were 21.9 (.apprx. 100%) and 8.6 (.apprx. 18.8%) in the light and the draft horses, respectively. The seasonal occurrence of equine dermatophytosis was especially high in the light horses from July-Sept. in the pasture feeding stage and in the draft horses between July-Oct. in the racing season. Lesions were usually found all over the body surface in the light horses. Main lesions were observed at the chest in the draft horses. Trichophyton equinum was isolated as a causative agent of equine dermatophytosis from all the horses; Microsporum canis was isolated from the hair and scale in some infected horses.

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