Aerobic bacteria associated with endometeritis of slaughtered sheep and goats in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate

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This study was done at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate on uteri of both slaughtered sheep (100) and goats (100) in the abattoir during December 2008 and January 2009 and post-mortem was operated to examine these obtained uteri, those divided into two groups (no purulent and purulent uteri) the uterine swabs were collected from (40) sheep and (40) goats and cultivation on specific and selective media to isolate the aerobic bacterial microorganisms associated with endometritis of these animals.

The incidence of non-purulent and purulent uteri were 85 % and 15 % in sheep and 80 % an 20 % in goats, respectively.

Also, this study illustrated that the incidence of bacterial isolates sheep (40) and goats (40) which had non purulent and purulent uteri was 37.5 %, 62.5 % and, 50 % and 50 %, respectively.

The incidence of bacterial strains was 50% (Staphilococcus aureu).

12.5 % (Streptococcus viridans), 2.5 (Campylobacter fetus), 50% (Escherichia coli), 2.5 % (Proteus vulgaris) 5 % (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) in sheep, but in goats this incidence was 25% (Staph).

(aureus), 12.5 % (Strept.

viridans), 12.5 % (Campylobacer fetus), 37.5 % (E.

coli) and 12.5 % (Proteus vulgaris).

The rate of the isolated bacterial strains was 22.99 % (Staph.

Aureus), 7.46 % (Strept.

viridans), 14.93 % (Campylobacter fetus), 22.39 % (E.

coli), 11.40 % (Proteus vulgaris) and 2.99 % (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) in non-purulent uteri sheep while in purulent uteri of sheep this rate was 7.46 % (Staph.

aureus), 0 % (Strept.

viridans) 0 % (Campylobcter fetus), 7.46 % (E.

coli), 2.99 % (Proteus vulgaris) and 0 % (Ps.

Aeruginosa).

Also, this rate in goats was 20% (Staph.

aureus), 12.5 % (Strept.

viridans), 12.5 % (Campylobacter fetus), 25 % (E.

coli), 10 % (Proteus vulgaris), and 0% (Ps.

aeruginosa) in non-purulent uteri while it was 5 % (Staph.

aureus) 0% (Strept.

viridans), 0 % [Campylobacter fetus) 12.5 (E.

coli), 2.5 % (Proteus vulgaris) and 0 % (Ps.

Aeruginosa).

This study revealed that all isolates of Staph.

aureus and Strept.

viridans were more sensitive to erythromycin, chloromphenicol, gentamycin, streptomycin, neomycin, oxytetracyclin and enerofloxacin, but campylobacter fetus isolates were sensitive to gentamycin, streptomycin and enerofloxacin, while, isolates of E.

coli and Proteus vulgaris were only sensitive to gentamycin and enrofloxacin.

On the other hand, the isolates of Ps.

aeruginosa were only sensitive to enerofloaxcain and resistant to remained used antibiotics in this work.