CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS IN SMALL RUMINANTS: DESCRIPTIVE, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES | ||||
| Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2013, Page 41-61 PDF (677.62 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/kvmj.2013.110162 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Atef F. Oreiby* ; Salama A. Osman; Yamen, M. Hegazy; Yasser A. Ghanem; Magdy H. Al-Gaabary | ||||
| Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University (Egypt) | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study was performed during the period from January 2011 to December 2012 to detect and determine some clinical and epidemiological points associated with Caseous Lymphadenitis in sheep and goat. The prevalence among examined small ruminant populations was 6.74% and it was significantly higher in sheep (7.54%) than in goat (3.98%). There was no significant relation between age and prevalence in both sheep and goat. Concerning sex predisposion, it was found that the disease is not sex-linked one. On the other side, it was found that system of rearing affect significantly the prevalence being highest in fixed flocks. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Caseous Lymphadenitis; small ruminant | ||||
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