Pathological Study of Various Types of Pneumonia Prevalent in Sheep of Rajasthan

Authors

  • Shubham Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
  • Shesh Asopa Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
  • Manisha Mathur Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
  • Sunita Choudhary Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
  • Aditya Arora Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India
  • Jay Joshi Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334 001, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.21.2.18

Keywords:

Histopathology, Lungs, Pneumonia, Sheep

Abstract

For the present study, 480 tissue specimens of lungs were examined from carcasses of sheep of either sex, irrespective of age groups or breeds subjected to post-mortem examination from October 2023 to March 2024. Out of these, 126 samples representative of gross lesions were processed for subsequent histopathological examination. The overall occurrence of pneumonia in sheep recorded was 53.17 (67/126) %. The occurrence of various types of pneumonia, i.e., bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, fibrinous pneumonia, haemorrhagic pneumonia, suppurative pneumonia and granulomatous pneumonia were reported as 22.22, 18.25, 2.38, 4.76, 3.17 and 2.38 %, respectively. Bronchpneumonia was reported as the most prevalent, and fibrinous and granulomatous pneumonia least prevalent pneumonia affecting lungs of sheep during the study period.

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2025-02-26

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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Mar-Apr) 2025

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Shubham, Asopa, S., Mathur, M., Choudhary, S., Arora, A., & Joshi, J. (2025). Pathological Study of Various Types of Pneumonia Prevalent in Sheep of Rajasthan . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 21(2), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.21.2.18
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