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The common surgical affections in sheep and goats at Qena governorate, Egypt

AAA Abdel-Hady1, MA Sadan1 and HA Abdel-Kawy2

1*Department of Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Egypt; 2Veterinary directorate, Qena governorate, Egypt

 
Abstract

A total of 426 sheep and goats with various types of surgical affections were included in this study. The affected animals were admitted to the veterinary clinics distributed allover Qena district, Egypt. The incidence of these affections varied in both species. The incidence of recorded affections included; abscesses (54 %), cysts (11.03%), udder and teat affections (8.92% ), intestinal prolapse and atrasia ani (8.45%), ocular affections  (6.1%), urogenital system affections (4.93%), hernias (3.76% ), craniofacial defects (1.64%) and arthrogryposis (1.17%).  Surgical and/or medicinal treatment trials were undertaken for the affected animals with uneventful results. In certain congenital defects the treatment was not recommended.

Keywords: Surgical affections; sheep;  goats; Qena governorate; Egypt
 
To cite this article: Abdel-Hady AAA, MA Sadan and HA Abdel-Kawy, 2015. The common surgical affections in sheep and goats at Qena governorate, Egypt. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(2): 84-93.
 
 
 
 
 

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