Lymphadenitis in sheep and goats in the Sudan

Abstract

The prevalence and course of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) were investigated in sheep and goats in the Sudan. Carcasses of 1118 sheep and 626 goats of both sexes were examined for the disease. Seventy-one sheep (6.35%) were found infected with lesions occurring as single or multiple abscesses or as inflammatory processes in different organs. Some of these lesions exhibited a miliary form resembling that of tuberculosis. Forty-four goats (7.05%) were also found infected with CLA but all their lesions were single location abscesses of superficial and pulmonary lymph nodes. The disease was more progressive in sheep than in goats. CLA was found to have an impact on the health and natural breeding of sheep and goats, the economy and food of the people in the country.