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The common surgical affections in sheep and goats at
Qena governorate, Egypt
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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
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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.
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Keywords:
Surgical affections;
sheep; goats; Qena governorate;
Egypt |
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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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