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Abstract
A. Field study:
This study was carried out on goats with pneumonia. A total number of 45
goats of both sexes; 35 goats were used during field study admitted to the
Zagazig Veterinary Clinic with respiratory manifestations and were compared to
10 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 of
pneumonia showed decreased appetite, polypnoea, cough and nasal discharge.
Abnormal lung sounds heard on percussion and auscultation with highly
significant increase in temperature and non significant changes in respiration
and pulse in comparison to normal group
Group three (12 severe pneumonic goats): at late stage of the disease
showed signs of dyspnoea, anorexia, depression, recumbency, congested
mucous membranes, painful moist cough and nasal discharge. Abnormal lung
sounds heard on percussion and auscultation with highly significant increase in
temperature, respiration and pulse compared to normal group.
11. Hematological examinations:
In moderate and severe cases of pneumonia: highly significant decrease in
hemoglobin, packed cell volume and lymphocytes and highly significant
increase in total leucocytic count, neutrophils and monocytes. While, non
significant changes in basophils. Esinophils showed non significant changes in
moderate cases and highly significant increase in severe cases.