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A Survey of Benign Cutaneous Melanoma in Cattle of Bangladesh.

M. Nooruddin
Department of Veterinarv Medicine Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh. Bangladesh.

M. A. Baki
Department of Veterinarv Medicine Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh. Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A total of 76 melanomas of benign type were detected by gross and histopathological studies in 62 (1.5%) of 4033 cattle of Bangladesh Agricultural University (SAU) Dairy Farm and eleven villages around the cam- pus. A highly significant (P LO.Ol) influence of management, age, and type of cattle was evident. Breed and sex had no significant effect on the disease. Higher prevalence was recorded in 10-15 years old steers and dry cows. Holstein cattle and in D.airy Farm. Melanomas were found most commonly on the neek. costal and dewlap regions. One site with one tumour was affected in majority of cases. Diameter of the tumours ranged from 3-20 mm with an average of 6.1 ±2.53. Hi stopathology of the melanomas was also described briefly.

Keywords: Cutaneous melanoma, Cattle

Location: BAU, Mymensingh

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Cattle

Objectives:

This report, , is mainly concerned with survey of benign form of disease in cattle

Methodology:

A total of 4033 cattle of one day to 18 years of age. were examined. They belonged to Bangladesh Agricultural University Dairy Farm and eleven villages around the campus. The animals were examined visually and by palpation of entire skin surface of the body. The location. number, shape, size of the individual tumours as well as age, breed and sex of the animals recorded were analyzed using chi-square test Gross and histopathological examinations were performed on biopsies of inrracut.rneous and subcut aneousnodules for confirmation of diagnosis. For histoloqlcal examinations tissues were fixed in 10% formalin and emedded in paraffin. The sections we re stained with haematoxylin and eosin.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci . 14.1) : 79- :82 1987 ISSN 0379-4296

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Achievement/Findings:

A highly significant (P LO.Ol) influence of management, age, and type of cattle was evident. Breed and sex had no significant effect on the disease. Higher prevalence was recorded in 10-15 years old steers and dry cows. Holstein cattle and in D.airy Farm. Melanomas were found most commonly on the neek. costal and dewlap regions. One site with one tumour was affected in majority of cases. Diameter of the tumours ranged from 3-20 mm with an average of 6.1 ±2.53. Hi stopathology of the melanomas was also described briefly.

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