Trials For Prevention And Treatment Of Paralysis In Newly Born Lambs

This study was carried out in UmGhafa Sheep Farm at AI- Ain, UAB, where copper deficiency is considered as one of the endemic problems facing authorized veterinarians in UAB.Most animals suffered from this problem showed acute orchronic copper deficiency .. Signs of deficiency were anaemia, motordysfunction (swayback), diarrhea, loss of wool and wooldepigmentation. Nagdi ewes weighing about 50-55kg were used inthis study.This study was conducted in two directions. The first(prophylaxis against copper deficiency). The second treatment ofdeficiency.Three groups of pregnant ewes were chosen to be given theprophylactic doses of copper at the level of 2,4 and 6gm of copperoxide particles , while a fourth group was left as a control groupgiven no treatment.The first prophylactic group was divided into six subgroups.They were given copper oxide (2gm / ewe) at zero - day, first, 2nd, 3rd ,4th and 5th months of pregnancy.The second prophylactic group was divided in the samemanner -like 1 st group but given .copper oxide at 4gm per ewe .whereas, the 3rd prophylactic group was given 6 gm of copperoxide (2gm at first part of pregnancy, (0- day) 2gm at midpregnancy (2.5 months) and 2gm at last part of pregnancy ( s”months).