TY - JOUR ID - TI - ABNORMALITIES OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS IN EWES:A PROSPECTIVE HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY افات الجهاز التناسلي لاناث الخراف- دراسة نسيجية امراضية مستقبلية AU - Kassim F. Abdul-kareem *, A.A.S.Al-Mayah**, Kaisar Dawood قاسم فوزي عبد الكريم علي عبد سهم المياح قيصر داوود PY - 2007 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 97 EP - 109 JO - Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research مجلة البصرة للابحاث البيطرية SN - 18138497 24108456 AB - This study was conducted on the genital tract of 214 ewes in Basrah province. Thespecimens were randomly collected from Basrah slaughter house within the period from' December 2003 to April 2004. lThe study aimed to evaluate and describe the different types of abnormalities affectingthe genital tract of ewes both grossly and microscopically. - ‘' The gross examination of collected specimens was confirmed by histological examination.Pathological changes were found in 46% of the total cases.Uterine abnormalities comprised (70%) whereas ovarian abnormalities comprised(24%) and oviduct abnormalities were (6%).The commonest pathological conditions of theuterus was endometritislwhich comprised (24.76%) of pathological conditions. followed byendometrial hyperplasiai (2.33%) and pyometra (1:86 %). V IT The commonest abnormalities of the ovary are ovarian cysts (4.2%), followed by Paraovarian cysts (3.27%) and ovarobursal adhesion (2.8%). _The abnormalities of the oviduct were less common and hydrosalpinx was the- commonest lesion (0.93 %). _ .2 _ Neither congenital nor neoplastic abnormalities were detected in this study. . 'The study concluded that acquired pathological conditions are the major causes ofabnormalities of the genital tract, of which endometritis is the most common. Thus,‘ the lowreproductive rate of ewes may be attributed to that fact.

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