Bapak Tri
Boyolali-Central Java
A few days ago I found a bunch of maggots at the base of my cow's tail. Initially, lice were found, then this part was swarmed with maggots and changed its color to slightly blackish. Are there any medion products I can use to treat my cows?
Answer:
Dear. Mr. Tri, thank you for the question. The presence of fly larvae / maggots in the body tissues of both animals and humans in medical terms is called myasis. The process of occurrence of this case is preceded by the presence of wounds that are left open. Wounds can be caused by friction of the cow's body with a cage, slashed with a sharp object, or bitten by a tick. The smell of fresh blood present on the wound will then attract the flies Chrysomya bezziana the female lays eggs on the wound. This egg has a strong adhesive power so it does not easily fall to the ground by the movement of cows. Within 12-24 hours, the fly eggs will hatch and grow into larvae, then move into the tissue.
Larval infestation myasis it does not cause specific clinical symptoms and varies greatly depending on the location of the wound. The stricken cow myasis will feel uncomfortable, decreased appetite, weakness, and fever so that decreased body weight and milk production, tissue damage, and anemia. This indirectly also has an impact on the decline in the selling price of cattle in the market.
Based on the information that you have conveyed, it is strongly suspected that the wounds that arise are caused by the presence of lice. Therefore, it is necessary to give lice medicine for a thorough treatment. Products that can be used include: Kututox or Kututox-S as a sow remedy. Or give Kututox Oral by mixing into drinking water. Other medication options that can be used are Wormectin Injection or Wormectin Plus by injection under the skin (subcutaneous). To deal with cows that are already myasis, the breeder can perform some of the actions below:
- Remove the larvae / maggots that are on the surface using tweezers.
- Spray the wound myasis by using Dicodine.
- If the wound condition myasis it has been accompanied by pus, which means that there has been a secondary infection by bacteria, parasites or other microorganisms. Therefore, after the wound is cleaned and sprayed Dicodine, breeders need to give antibiotics for example Medoxy-LA or systemic antiparasitics such as Wormectin Injection in affected cows myasis so that the condition does not get worse.
To control the case myasis that often happens, the steps that must be applied include:
- Controlling the population of flies in the cage to control the presence of flies in the cage should farmers clean cow dung every day and collect it in a separate shelter and closed. If adult flies have wandered a lot in the cage, the breeder can get rid of them with insecticides such as Flytox and Delatrin. Flytox it is an insecticide preparation that effectively controls flies in the farm area without causing resistance, works quickly, and its working power is durable. Thus with Delatrin which has an effect knock down (kill flies instantly). Flytox applied by sowing, while Delatrin applied through a spray.
- Treatment of wounds in principle, myasis it will not appear if the farmer conducts early treatment of the injury suffered by the cow. But if the wound is not treated within 1-2 weeks then in addition to myasis, there will also be a bacterial secondary infection so that death can appear. To treat wounds, breeders can spray Dicodine. Dicodine it is a drug (,) that are specifically formulated to accelerate wound healing and prevent the occurrence of myasis. Before treatment, clean the wound first using warm water or infusion solution (NaCl 0.9%).
