Survey on surgical affections of udder and teats in small ruminants in Ismailia and north Sinai Governorates

Abstract EN

Survey was carried out on 3965 small ruminants of 1672 ewes and 2293 goats through four years in Ismailia and North Sinai Governorates.

The aim of this study was detection the most prevalent surgical udder and teat affections and abnormalities, their incidence, causes, evaluation of different methods of treatments and to claim advices for preventive measures.

The clinically affected cases were subjected to, case history, clinical, ultrasonographical and histopathologically examinations.

The incidence of udder and teat affections in ewes was found to be 35.9 % (16.09 % acquired and 22.85 % were congenital and 2.9 % were acquired and congenital in the same affected cases), while in does the incidence was 65.9 % (41.82 % acquired, 59 % congenital and 34.98 % were acquired and congenital in the same affected cases).

Trauma was the main cause of most udder and teats' affections.

The treatment was graduated from medical treatment and to surgical interference.

El-Shamy breed which represented in Sinai is more preferred than native breed in low udder and teats affections and abnormalities.

Ultrasonography has been a useful adjunct to diagnose the mammary gland and teat affection's diagnosis.