AEROBIC BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETERITIS OF SLAUGHTERED SHEEP AND GOATS IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

This study was done at Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate on uteri of both
slaughtered sheep (100) and goats (100) in the abattoir during December
2008 and January 2009 and post-mortem was operated to examine
these obtained uteri, those divided into two groups (non purulent and
purulent uteri) the uterine swabs were collected from (40) sheep and
(40) goats and cultivation on specific and selective media to isolate the
aerobic bacterial microorganisms associated with endometritis of
these animals. The incidence of non-purulent and purulent uteri were
85% and 15% in sheep and 80% an 20% in goats, respectively.
Also, this study illustrated that the incidence of bacterial isolates sheep
(40) and goats (40) which had non purulent and purulent uteri was
62.5%, 37.5% and, 50% and 50%, respectively.
The incidence of bacterial strains was 50% (Staphilococcus aureus),
12.5% (Streptococcus viridans), 2.5 (Campylobacter fetus), 50%
(Escherichia coli), 2.5% (Proteus vulgaris) 5% (Pseudomonas
aeruginosa) in sheep, but in goats this incidence was 25% (Staph.
aureus), 12.5% (Strept. viridans), 12.5% (Campylobacer fetus), 37.5%
(E. coli) and 12.5% (Proteus vulgaris). The rate of the isolated bacterial strains was 22.99% (Staph. aureus),
7.46% (Strept. viridans), 14.93% (Campylobacter fetus), 22.39% (E.
coli), 11.40% (Proteus vulgaris) and 2.99% (Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
in non purulent uteri sheep while in purulent uteri of sheep this rate
was 7.46% (Staph. aureus), 0% (Strept. viridans) 0% (Campylobcter
fetus), 7.46% (E. coli), 2.99% (Proteus vulgaris) and 0% (Ps. aeruginosa).
Also, this rate in goats was 20% (Staph. aureus), 12.5% (Strept.
viridans), 12.5% (Campylobacter fetus), 25% (E. coli), 10% (Proteus
vulgaris), and 0% (Ps. aeruginosa) in non purulent uteri while it was
5% (Staph. aureus) 0% (Strept. viridans), 0% [Campylobacter fetus),
12.5 (E. coli), 2.5% (Proteus vulgaris) and 0% (Ps. aeruginosa).
This study revealed that all isolates of Staph. aureus and Strept.
viridans were more sensitive to erythromycin, chloromphenicol, gentamycin,
streptomycin, neomycin, oxytetracyclin and enerofloxacin, but
campylobacter fetus isolates were sensitive to gentamycin, streptomycin
and enerofloxacin, while, isolates of E. coli and Proteus vulgaris were
only sensitive to gentamycin and enrofloxacin. On the other hand, the
isolates of Ps. aeruginosa were only sensitive to enerofloaxcain and
resistant to remained used antibiotics in this work.