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Abstract : |
This study was carried out to find the occurrence of liver abscesses and bacterial agents caused them in sheep slaughtered in Ahvaz abattoir in 2005. The animals (n: 576) were selected from two sexes and divided to two age groups (group A: less than 1.5 years and group B: more than 1.5 years). If the abscesses were present, the location and sizes would be recorded and then sampling for bacterial culture was done. Results showed that 50 sheep (8.7%) had liver abscesses. According to presence of abscesses, there was significant difference between two sexes (p<0.05) but there was no significant difference between two age groups. Most of the abscesses found in right lobes (60%) and in diaphragmatic surface (66%) of livers. The following bacteria were isolated: A. pyogenes (23 cases), S. aureus (22 cases) and C. tetni (9 cases). E. coli (9 cases) and P. aeruginosa (1 case). In sex cases, the abscess was sterile., This study was carried out to find the occurrence of liver abscesses and bacterial agents caused them in sheep slaughtered in Ahvaz abattoir in 2005. The animals (n: 576) were selected from two sexes and divided to two age groups (group A: less than 1.5 years and group B: more than 1.5 years). If the abscesses were present, the location and sizes would be recorded and then sampling for bacterial culture was done. Results showed that 50 sheep (8.7%) had liver abscesses. According to presence of abscesses, there was significant difference between two sexes (p<0.05) but there was no significant difference between two age groups. Most of the abscesses found in right lobes (60%) and in diaphragmatic surface (66%) of livers. The following bacteria were isolated: A. pyogenes (23 cases), S. aureus (22 cases) and C. tetni (9 cases). E. coli (9 cases) and P. aeruginosa (1 case). In sex cases, the abscess was sterile., |
