OBSERVATIONS ON THE PREVALENT DISEASES AND SURGICAL AFFECTIONS OF LIVESTOCK IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA Part I: Common Herd Problems

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During the period from 19.4.1404 to 22.6.1404 A.H. the mobile Clinic of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resour ces visited about 36 Higras distributed in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom. The aim of the visit was to collect in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, some specific information about disease outbreaks in herds scattered in this province. 12,976 animals distributed on 257 herds were handled during this period, Sheep goat herds constituted the majority of these herds.
Various disease conditions involving either the respiratory or digestive systems were observed. Tick pyaemia and mange were also noted.