An epidemic of ulcerative
mammillitis due to herpes virus was reported in cows and in lactating buffaloes (Nauriyal and Randhawa, 1992).
Clinical and pathological characterization of acute
mammillitis in lactating ewes inoculated with bovine herpesvirus 2.
Such diseases, characterized by the appearance of nodular and pustular lesions on bovine teats, are frequently related to viral infections such as bovine herpes
mammillitis, pseudocowpox, and cowpox infections (9-12).
Bovine herpes
mammillitis is a viral infection causing ulceration of the skin of the teat and udder (Janett et al., 2000).