Epidemiological and pathological study on the causes of abortion in sheep and goats in Hungary (1998-2005)

Szeredi, L. and Jánosi, Sz. and Tenk, M. and Tekes, L. and Bozsó, M. and Deim, Z. and Molnár, T. (2006) Epidemiological and pathological study on the causes of abortion in sheep and goats in Hungary (1998-2005). Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 54 (4). pp. 503-515. ISSN 0236-6290

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Abstract

The objective of the investigations was to study the causes of abortion in sheep and goats in Hungary during a 7.5-year period. The authors investigated 246 cases of ovine and 75 cases of caprine abortions by different diagnostic methods. An infectious origin was found in 126 cases (51.2%) of ovine and 19 cases (25%) of caprine abortions. The most important cause of ovine and caprine abortions was Chlamydophila abortus infection with a prevalence of 46% and 17%, respectively. Other infections causing sheep and goat abortions were present only in 5.2% and 8% of the cases, respectively. The results obtained by different diagnostic methods are discussed.

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