Express diagnostic method for ectoparasitosis of cattle

The article presents the results of surveys carried out on livestock farms in the Khasavyurt region of the Republic of Dagestan. In addition to generally accepted diagnostic methods, the authors used modern electron microscopic technology, which makes it possible to differentiate the type of ectoparasite directly on the surface of the skin of cattle. A device for express diagnostics of ectoparasites in animals consists of a platform on which a miniature portable microscope is fixed for express diagnostics, connected to a personal laptop computer (laptop). At the same time, on a fixed platform, made in the form of a hollow rectangle, a movable panel is fixed, which makes it possible to move the microscope with the eyepiece attachment and the illuminator along the lesion, while the optical head of the microscope, the eyepiece attachment with the illuminator are connected to a personal computer via a USB port with the ability to transfer data to it for differentiation of the ectoparasite.