Abdul Naser Al-Omar*(1) Huseen Alsulaiman(2) Mohamed Zuheir Salam(3)and Ayman Debba(3)
(1). Hama Research Center, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GSCAR), Hama, Syria.
(2). Department of Animal Health/ Ministry of Agriculture, Damascus, Syria.
(3). Animal Wealth Administration, GSCAR, Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Abdul Naser Al-Omar. PO Box 682, Hama, Syria. E-Mail: abdnaser64@gmail.com).
Received: 08/03/ 2015 Accepted: 18/06/ 2015
Abstract
This research was carried out aiming to survey diseases of Mountain and Hybrid goats (1/2Mountain, 1/2Shami) and to assess disease infections and their rates at Aura Goats Research Station in Al-Sweida, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GSAR), Syria, during 2006-2011. The most important repeated infections at the station were recorded by using phytosanitary records, and observing goats closely, in addition of making serum laboratory exams for Toxoplasm gondii by using Toxo –Hat Fumouze test, and Chlamydia Psittaci by using (ELISA) test. These infections were classified according to their positions in the animal’s body systems. Results showed that Mountain and Hybrid goats at the station were infected with several diseases, where the infection rates varied from race to race. The infections with alimentary and respiratory systems diseases were higher, where infection rates with alimentary system diseases at Mountain and Hybrid goats were (46.36, 33.36)% respectively, whereas infection rates with respiratory system diseases were (21.51, 24.31)% respectively. Mastitis, nervous system diseases, metabolic diseases, urinary system diseases, skin diseases, abscesses, foot infectious, eyes diseases, general weakness and frailness had related rates in Mountain and Hybrid goats, but Enterotoxaemia spread in Mountain goats only. The statistical analysis showed that there is no significant difference in most diseases between Mountain and Hybrid goats except alimentary system, metabolic, urinary system diseases (p<0.05). Serological tests showed infection prevalence with Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydia Psittaci in both races, but with different rates, where the serum spread rates of Toxoplasm gondii were 13.04%, 16.66% in Mountain and Hybrid goats respectively, whereas the spread rate of Chlamydia Psittaci was 4.16% in Hybrid goats, without any infection in Mountain goats. Chi square test showed insignificant difference of diseases rates between Mountain and Hybrid goats for both diseases, where chi square value was (1.148) (P≥0.05).
Key words: Disease infections, Mountain goats, Hybrid goats.
Full paper in Arabic:
تقصي الإصابات المرضية لدى الماعز الجبلي النقي والهجين (2/1 جبلي, 2/1 شامي) في محطة بحوث عرى، سورية