Considering the extent of mange disease in camels through the summer season at Taif Region, KSA

Abstract EN

The skin scraping (no.

= 600) were collected from (4-8 yrs.) ages of camels during 1st May – 1st September 2012, had been sampled by skin tested for the presence of demodex mites.

The skin examination showed the demodex mites, infection in 33.3%, the distribution of infection on the months of May, June, July, August and September 2012 as 31.

7 %, 37.

1%, 39.2%, 33.6% and 26% respectively.

All ages are involved in infestation with demodectic mange but more commonly in camels in age (4-8 yrs.), the degree of infection were in 4-5yrs., 5-6 yrs.

6-7 yrs.

And 7-8 yrs., as 19 %, 30.

5 % 29 % an 21.

5 % respectively.

The high infection recorded in age between (5-7 yrs).

The sites of lesion in head, neck, back, lambs, axilla and tail were, 16.

8 %, 29.

4 %, 14.1%, 8.5%, 5.

3 % and 1.

9 %.

The most affected area was neck, back and head, then limbs and axilla, the tail was the lowest region for infection.