SOME EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS IN SHEEP AT QUALIN DISTRICT | ||
| Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, October 2015, Pages 1-16 PDF (512.31 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/kvmj.2015.108728 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Dalal Y. Rizk* ; Yamen M. Hegazy; Atef F. Orieby; Magdy H AL-Gaabary | ||
| Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) is a contagious chronic disease of small ruminants caused by a gram-positive aerobic facultative micro organism. In this study, a cross sectional study was carried out to estimate CLA prevalence among sheep population in Qualin district. Out of 315 examined sheep, 10% were showed the clinical signs of CLA. Serologically, 144 sheep were examined by ELISA which resulted in a true seroprevalence of 61% (95% CI: 53-69%). evaluation of application of Betadine on wounds and using of shearing machine as control measures for CLA in sheep flocks resulted in the decrease the prevalence of CLA from 9.3% to 2.6 % in an infected flock. In conclusion, CLA is a endemic disease in the study area at high levels of prevalence and official control measures has to be undertaken to minimize its huge economic losses. | ||
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| EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS; SHEEP | ||
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