Frequency of papillomatosis in bovine (Bos taurus) of Córdoba Department, Colombia

The objective of the present study was determining the frequency of cutaneous pailomatosis occurring in cattle (Bos taurus) in the Department of Córdoba. Of the dermathologyc cases treated in this period (1184), 117 (9.9%) were clinical cases of cutaneous papillomatosis in cattle of different cattle farms of the Department. 42.7% (50/117) were males and 57.3% (67/117) were females. The most affected age group was 12 to 24 months with the highest number of cases (74/117 (63.2%)), followed by those younger than 12 months (22/117 (18.8%)) and the elderly Of 24 months (21/117 (17.9%)). Regarding the location of lesions, the most common location in descending order was at the body level (69/117 (59.0%)), Head (23/117 (19.6%)), extremities (14/117 (12.0%)) and genitalia (11/117 (9.4%)) respectively. No significant differences were observed in the frequency of papillomatosis (p> 0.05) with respect to age, sex, and location of lesions in study animals. It can be concluded that bovine cutaneous papillomatosis is one of the main causes of clinical consultation of care in cattle in the department of Córdoba