National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A Survey has been conducted to document different disease conditions encountered in sheep and goats slaughtered at Coimbatore district corporation slaughter house. Routine postmortem examination of a carcass was carried out as soon as possible after the completion of dressing in order to detect any abnormalities. 143 sheep and goat carcasses were identified as infected with parasitic and pathological conditions during postmortem inspection. Incidence of cestodes 14.02%, Oestrus ovis 6.30%, bruises 2.44%, Lung lesion 5.89%, Liver lesion 0.41%. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) was noticed in parasitic and pathological conditions between male and female sheep but significant difference is there (P<0.05) in summer in Oestrus ovis. In summer 80 sheep and goat carcasses were identified as infected with parasitic and pathological conditions during postmortem inspection. Incidence of cestodes 17.00%, amphistomes 8.91%, Oestrus ovis 3.24%, bruises 2.04%, cysts 2.04% in sheep and goat carcasses. The pathological conditions observed in this are local lesions only not pertaining to a specific disease.
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