Almubarak Areeg Mohamed, Abass Naglaa Abd Elhakeem, Badawi Majdi Elnaim, Ibrahim Mohamed Tagelddin, Elfadil Abdelhamid Ahmed, Abdelghafar Rihab Mohamed
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.
Vet World. 2018 Apr;11(4):525-529. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.525-529. Epub 2018 Apr 23.
This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats and to investigate potential risk factors associated with the condition in Khartoum State.
A cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to February 2016. A total of 378 female goats which presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for routine ultrasonographic pregnancy diagnosis were examined. Ultrasound scanning was performed using a real-time scanner equipped with dual-frequency (3.5-5 MHz) curvilinear transducer.
The results showed that the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Risk factors such as general body condition (=5.974; p=0.05), age (=11.760; p=0.0129), type of estrus (=12.794; p=0.000), and previous reproductive performance (=13.397; p=0.020) showed significant association (p≤0.05) with the occurrence of pseudopregnancy in the univariate analysis. Breed (=12.627; p=0.082), milk yield (=5.951; p=0.114), type of feeding (=1.721; p=0.190), season (=2.661; p=0.264), locality (=7.66; p=0.264), parity number (=0.451; p=0.767), and rearing system (=1.593; p=0.451) were not significantly associated with pseudopregnancy.
The prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Pseudopregnancy in goats is significantly associated with age, type of estrus, general body condition, and previous reproductive performance. This study showed for the first time that pseudopregnancy is a real reproductive problem in goats in Khartoum State.
本研究旨在估计喀土穆州山羊假孕的患病率，并调查与该病症相关的潜在风险因素。
于2015年3月至2016年2月开展了一项横断面研究。对苏丹科技大学兽医学院兽医教学医院进行常规超声妊娠诊断的378只雌性山羊进行了检查。使用配备双频（3.5 - 5兆赫）曲线换能器的实时扫描仪进行超声扫描。
结果显示，喀土穆州山羊假孕的患病率为10.6%。在单因素分析中，诸如总体身体状况（=5.974；p = 0.05）、年龄（=11.760；p = 0.0129）、发情类型（=12.794；p = 0.000）以及先前的繁殖性能（=13.397；p = 0.020）等风险因素与假孕的发生存在显著关联（p≤0.05）。品种（=12.627；p = 0.082）、产奶量（=5.951；p = 0.114）、饲养类型（=1.721；p = 0.190）、季节（=2.661；p = 0.264）、地点（=7.66；p = 0.264）、胎次（=0.451；p = 0.767）以及饲养系统（=1.593；p = 0.451）与假孕无显著关联。
喀土穆州山羊假孕的患病率为10.6%。山羊假孕与年龄、发情类型、总体身体状况以及先前的繁殖性能显著相关。本研究首次表明假孕是喀土穆州山羊实际存在的繁殖问题。
