Prevalence of some respiratory diseases among sheep and goats in Shalateen , Halaieb and Abu-Ramad Areas

Mona A. Mahmoud; Wafaa A. Osman; Azza S. A. Goda; A. L. El Naggar

Prevalence of some respiratory diseases among sheep and goats in Shalateen , Halaieb and Abu-Ramad Areas

2005

Mona A. Mahmoud | Wafaa A. Osman | Azza S. A. Goda | A. L. El Naggar

Nasopharyngeal swabs and pnuemonic lung autopsies collected from diseased or slaughtered sheep and goats suffering from respiratory manifestation were subjectedto microbiological sreening. In addition, serum samples were collected from allanimals were investigated. P. hemolytica was the most prevalent recovered bacterialisolates followed by S. aureus and E. coli. On the other hand, Aspergillus fumigatuswas the most prevalent fungus. Aspergillus species and Candida albicans were alsoisolated. Most of the isolated bacterial strains were found sensitive to spectrama andchloramphenicol. Serodiagnosis of P. hemolytica by ELISA using the whole cell antigen gave positive results in 18.3 and 22.5% of diseased sheep and goats respectively and 52% and 42.1% of slaughtered pneumonic sheep and goatsrespectively. Also serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus by indirect haemagglutinationtest revealed positive results in18.3and 17.5% of diseased sheep and goats respectively and 24% and 21% in sera of slaughtered pneumonic sheep and goatsrespectively. Histopathological changes due to P. haemolytica and Aspergillus fumigatus were recorded.

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