Infectious kerato-counjunctivitis in local buffaloes breeds in Mosul, Mosul-Iraq

Abstract EN

The objective of this study was to investigate infectious keratoconjunctivitis in local buffaloes breed in Mosul (Mosul-Iraq).

The study was conducted on (360) local buffaloes breed of different ages and both sexes.

Animals were belong to different privet farms in Mosul area, and reared indoor or grazed during the day light.

Result revealed that out of (360) animals, (80) animals have been exhibited the clinical sings of keratoconjusnctivitis, with a prevalence rate of (22.2 %).

Diseased animals show sings of, conjunctival hyperemia, serious, mucoid and / or purulent ocular secretions, photophobia, blepherospasim, congregation of flies on the eyes, edematous eyes anxiety, and corneal opacity.

Results were also indicated different causative agents which were responsible for the disease, Morexella spp., Corynebacterium spp., Listeria spp and E.

coli.

being the most important and common isolated, moreover Staphylococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Niesseria spp.

Actinobacillus spp., Klebseilla spp., and Proteus spp., were also detected.