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- Detection of Salmonella spp in goat abortion outbreaks
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Dr hossein esmaeili,1 Ava bahrami,2,*
1. Faculty of veterinary medicine university of tehran
2. Student of veterinary medicine in university of Tehran
- Introduction: Abortion is one of the main causes of reproduction losses in small ruminant’s flocks Abortion is one of the main causes of reproduction losses in small ruminant’s flocks. Various pathogens may induce abortion in sheep and goats. In addition the common potential in human and livestock would have serious dangers for public health. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp in some goat herds in Iran.
- Methods: The Research Methods: In 2022, the samples including fetal abomasal contents and tissues were collected from 58 aborted goat fetuses. Then, using conventional PCR the presence of Inv A Gene were assessed.
- Results: Based on the result of this research 12% of cases (7 fetuses) had salmonellosis and the fetuses were over the age of three months. The other results were edema, bleeding in fetus and placenta, lesions in the formation of hyperemia, wall thickening, liver necrosis, interstitial pneumonia, petechia on the membranes and peritoneum
- Conclusion: The present results showed the studied goat herds are infected with salmonella spp pathogens which emphasize the demand for more investigations for the detection of other abortion agents. Besides, epidemiological and risk factors contribute in caprine abortion is further necessary
- Keywords: Goat, Abortion, Salmonella