OCCURENCE OF OESTRUS OVIS IN GOATS IN PALAKKAD, KERALA AND ITS SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT
Oestrus ovis is a larviparous protelean fly whose larvae parasitize the nasal cavities and adjoining sinuses of sheep and goats.It is primarily a widespread infestation of sheep and rarely occurs in goat, camel, deer, reindeer, elk and ibex (Lapage, 1956; Das ngetikin.com and Bhatia,1994).The larvae elicit clinical signs of cavitary myiasis seen as