Cutaneous fibropapillomatosis in a simmental yearling bull

Abstract

This report describes a case of bovine cutaneous fibropapillomatosis (BCF) in a Simmental yearling bull in an integrated cattle farm in Giri, Abuja, Nigeria. The case was characterized clinically by multiple gray to brown, cauliflower-like, pedunculated growths on the skin of the head, neck, shoulder, dorsum, and lateral abdomen. Histopathologically, the growths were characterized by fibrous connective tissue core, and parakeratotic hyperkeratosis. A diagnosis of BCF was made based on the classical clinical signs and histopathology findings. The case was managed by surgical excision of the neoplastic growths and topical application of antibiotic on wound sites. There is the need to determine the epidemiology of cutaneous papillomatosis and associated aetiology, clinicopathological features as well as economic importance of the disease in cattle in Nigeria.