Some clinical and biochemical studies on respiratory affections in small ruminants

A. Field study:This study was carried out on goats with pneumonia. A total number of 45goats of both sexes; 35 goats were used during field study admitted to theZagazig Veterinary Clinic with respiratory manifestations and were compared to10 clinically healthy goats.I. Clinical examinations:Group one (10 goats): were apparently healthy goats used as control.Group two (23 moderate pneumonic goats): at early stage ofpneumonia showed decreased appetite, polypnoea, cough and nasal discharge.Abnormal lung sounds heard on percussion and auscultation with highlysignificant increase in temperature and non significant changes in respirationand pulse in comparison to normal groupGroup three (12 severe pneumonic goats): at late stage of the diseaseshowed signs of dyspnoea, anorexia, depression, recumbency, congestedmucous membranes, painful moist cough and nasal discharge. Abnormal lungsounds heard on percussion and auscultation with highly significant increase intemperature, respiration and pulse compared to normal group.11. Hematological examinations:In moderate and severe cases of pneumonia: highly significant decrease inhemoglobin, packed cell volume and lymphocytes and highly significantincrease in total leucocytic count, neutrophils and monocytes. While, nonsignificant changes in basophils. Esinophils showed non significant changes inmoderate cases and highly significant increase in severe cases.