Background: To investigate prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis and alternative treatment regimens of dermatophytosis in cattle in and around Parbhani. 
 
Methods: The overall period of prevalence study was from January, 2022 to December, 2022 in and around Parbhani. The presumptive diagnosis was done by SDA culture media and treatment was given to 18 selected positive cattle which was equally categorized into three group viz; Clove oil, Cow urine distillate and whitfield ointment/control group. 
 
Result: The overall prevalence recorded was 17.2 per cent. The most affected cattle were 4 to 8 years of age group, non-descript breed and male cattle. Dermatophytosis in adult cattle is typically manifested as a circumscribed, crusty, whitish grey lesion with focal alopecia, whereas in calf asbestos, crusty lesion was observed. The hump, neck and back were the major sites of occurrence for dermatophytosis. On cultural examination, Trichophyton verrucosumwas mostly isolated. On haematological investigation granulocytosis, monocytosis and lymphopenia were observed in affected cattle. The recovery period for Clove oil was 7 days, Cow urine distillate showed recovery in days and cattle treated with whitfield ointment recovered in 19 days.

Epidemiological and Clinico-therapeutic Studies on Dermatophytosis in Cattle at Parbhani

<div style="text-align:justify">Background: Teucrium polium a member of Lamiaceae family is a widely used plant in Algerian traditional medicine; however, there are few reports on its use as a healing agent. The aim of this study is to investigate the wound healing property of aerial part of this plant on excisional wounds. 
 
Methods: Twenty adult male Wistar rats with an average weight of 180 g were used in this study. Post wound development, 10 rats received daily treatment with the plant ointment and the remaining rats served as control. Measurement of wound areas and calculation of closure percentages were made in order to evaluate wound healing macroscopically and a sample of the scar tissue formed was submitted at day 24 post treatment for a histological study. 
 
Result: Better and faster healing was observed in the Teucrium polium group compared to control. This improvement in wound healing was confirmed by the histological study which revealed that the effect of the plant lies in its stimulation of proliferative phase and its regulation of the inflammatory phase of wound healing. Based on these results, we could deduce that Teucrium polium enhance healing of excisional wounds.</div>

Evaluation of Wound Healing Activity of Teucrium polium on Excisional Wounds in Wistar Rats

Four piglets of non-descript breed, weighing 7.2 kg (P1), 7.7 kg (P2), 9.6 kg (P3) and 10.1 kg (P4) were presented with a missing testis. On general examination, only the left testes were found in the scrotum of P1, P2 and P3 while right testis was found in P4. The temperature, pulse and respiration were recorded normal during clinical examination. On manual palpation, the undescended testes could be palpated in inguinal region in P3 and P4 only. However, ultrasonography scanning revealed presence of semi echogenic oval shape image indicative of undescended testis in P1, P3 and P4. Similar structure could not be observed in P2. All the piglets were prepared for castration and cryptorchidectomy operation and both the scrotal and abdominal testis were removed with routine surgical procedure. The abdominal testis in P2 was found absent even after laperotomy operation. It may be a case of congenital anomaly, bearing single testicle which is also known as monorchidism. From the present study, it can be concluded that ultrasonography is the best tool to confirm presence or absence of undescended testis in piglets. Post surgically, the piglets were treated with antibiotics and analgesics parenterally and broad spectrum ointments topically. All the piglet recovered without post-operative complications. 
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Epidemiological and Clinico-therapeutic Studies on Dermatophytosis in Cattle at Parbhani

Evaluation of Wound Healing Activity of Teucrium polium on Excisional Wounds in Wistar Rats

Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Cryptorchidism in Piglets