Abstract

This paper reports clinical management of lumpy skin disease in a cow that was presented with nodular eruptions on skin to University Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Mannuthy. A thorough physical examination revealed that the cow had fever and small to large sized circumscribed nodules distributed though out the body. Swelling of both prescapular and prefemoral lymph nodes was noticed. Based on the history, clinical findings and PCR result the case was confirmed as lumpy skin disease (LSD). The case was managed vigorously with combination therapy and interestingly the cow recovered. This is the first confirmed report of LSD from Kerala.

Keywords : Lumpy Skin Disease, Cow, Treatment, Kerala