CASEOUS LYMPHADENITIS IN SMALL RUMINANTS: DESCRIPTIVE, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES

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.