Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Open Vet J. 2022 Nov-Dec;12(6):806-814. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i6.4. Epub 2022 Nov 8.
Despite major efforts that have been undertaken to improve livestock health and productivity in Jordan, infectious and non-infectious diseases continue to cause significant economic losses.
The objective of this study was to report the most common diseases (infectious and non-infectious) affecting sheep ( Linnaeus) and goats () in Jordan.
Data related to sheep and goats presented for clinical evaluation to the Veterinary Health Center of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology between January 2015 and December 2021 extracted from the case medical records were used in this study. The data were entered into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and descriptive analysis was performed to report the frequencies, averages, and range values. The data were categorized according to sex (female male), body system involved in the disease process, nature of the disease process (infectious non-infectious), and age [pre-weaning (less than 2 months of age), 2 months to 1 year, and older than 1 year]. Significant differences between different groups were determined using an independent -test.
Medical records of 187 goats and 434 sheep were included in the analysis of this study. Females were significantly more represented in the study population for goats and sheep, 87.70% and 84.10%, respectively. The age of animals ranged between 1 day and 9 years in goats and 1 day and 7 years in sheep. In both goats and sheep, a significant number of cases ( ≤ 0.05) were presented with reproductive (28.42% and 29.49%, respectively) and gastrointestinal diseases (20.52% and 25.11%, respectively). In goats, other disease diagnoses were involving the respiratory (10.52%), udder/teat (11.05%), and metabolic systems (10.00%). In sheep, other disease diagnoses were involving multiple systems (8.98%), respiratory (7.60%), metabolic (6.22%), udder/teat (5.99%), and the nervous system (5.06%).
Results of this study provide a list of the most likely differential diagnoses in different age groups of both sexes in goats and sheep in Jordan. This information could be used by veterinarians as well as policymakers in order to formulate and implement appropriate and effective preventive and control measures against common diseases in goats and sheep.
尽管约旦在提高牲畜健康和生产力方面做出了重大努力，但传染病和非传染病仍继续造成重大经济损失。
本研究旨在报告影响约旦绵羊（Linnaeus）和山羊（）的最常见疾病（传染病和非传染病）。
本研究使用了 2015 年 1 月至 2021 年 12 月期间从约旦科技大学兽医学院兽医健康中心提交临床评估的绵羊和山羊病例医疗记录中提取的数据。将数据输入 Microsoft Excel 电子表格，并进行描述性分析以报告频率、平均值和范围值。根据性别（雌性＞雄性）、疾病过程中涉及的身体系统、疾病过程的性质（传染病＞非传染病）和年龄[断奶前（小于 2 个月龄）、2 个月至 1 岁和 1 岁以上]对数据进行分类。使用独立 t 检验确定不同组之间的显著差异。
本研究分析包括 187 只山羊和 434 只绵羊的病历。对于山羊和绵羊，雌性在研究人群中的比例明显更高，分别为 87.70%和 84.10%。动物的年龄范围在山羊中为 1 天至 9 岁，在绵羊中为 1 天至 7 岁。在山羊和绵羊中，大量病例（≤0.05）表现出生殖（分别为 28.42%和 29.49%）和胃肠道疾病（分别为 20.52%和 25.11%）。在山羊中，其他疾病诊断涉及呼吸系统（10.52%）、乳房/乳头（11.05%）和代谢系统（10.00%）。在绵羊中，其他疾病诊断涉及多系统（8.98%）、呼吸系统（7.60%）、代谢（6.22%）、乳房/乳头（5.99%）和神经系统（5.06%）。
本研究结果提供了约旦不同性别和年龄组绵羊和山羊最可能的鉴别诊断清单。兽医和决策者可以利用这些信息制定和实施针对绵羊和山羊常见疾病的适当和有效的预防和控制措施。
