Bacterial contamination of prepuce in young and adult rams in Salahaddin province

Abstract EN

The present study was conducted in the animal house of the College of Veterinary Medicine/Tikrit University in the period between 1/3 to 1/4/ 2017, to identify the bacterial contamination of prepuce in young and adult local breed rams in Salahaddin Province.

56 healthy rams were used in this study divided in two groups, first group include 28 young rams about 8-12 month age, second group were 28 adult rams about 3-5 years age.

The bacterial isolation ratio in young rams were: Staphylococcus SPP 85.7%, Esherichia coli 57.1%, Streptococcus pyogenes 50%, Proteus mirabillis 32.1% and Pseudomonus auruginosa 14.2%, while in adult rams were: Staphylococcus aureus 100%, Esherichia coli 92.8%, Streptococcus pyogenes 71.4%, Proteus mirabillis 57.1%, Pseudomonus auruginosa 28.5%, Klebsiella pnemonia 21.4% and Brucella melitensis 3.5%.

The present study showed presence of pathogenic bacteria in the prepuce of rams and the colonization of the bacteria were more common among adult rams than young rams and that’s may be come from crevice ewes suffered from metritis, endometritis, vaginitis, or urinary system infection.