Abstract
Contagious ovine ecthyma is a zoonotic viral skin disease associated with necrotic dermatitis. Geographically,the disease is widely distributed. The disease is caused by parapoxvirus which belong to family of poxviridae. Trauma is a predisposing factor to contagious ovine ecthyma. Necrotic dermatitis associated with skin slough is characteristic.Contagious. Contagious ovine ecthyma can be seen in several forms;the facial form,the genital form,the feet form,the mammary form and the tail form. Hemorrhagic ulcer of the tail dermis was observed. No specific treatment for the disease and and spontaneous recovery was observed. According to the severity of disease,the tail form of contagious ecthyma can be classified as a benign form of pustular dermatitis.