SOME BACTERIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SHEEP PNEUMONIA AT ASSIUT GOVERNORATE

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This study was carried out on 65 sheep suffering from severe Pneumonia. A total of 65 nasal Swabs and 19 pieces pneumonic lungs were collected for culture on different media For the two types of specimens., Pasteurella multocida (15.4 % and 42.1 %) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (6.2% and 10.5%) were the most frequent isolated organisms respectively. Other organisms were also recogonised Eseherichia Coli, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Asperigillus species either in pure or mixed culture. The bacterial isolates were highly Sensitive to chloramphenicol and gentamycin.

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