CLINICAL STUDIES ON RESPIRATORY DISEASES OF LAMBS IN KASHMIR VALLEY

K. MUNIR¹, Z.A. AKHOON²*, T.K. SARKAR^3
1Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar,190006, India
²Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar,190006, India
³Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar,190006, India
* Corresponding Author : drzubair7866@gmail.com

Received : 02-05-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8548 - 8551
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8548-8551

Keywords : Crackles, Dyspnea, Lambs, Respiratory diseases
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Sheep Research Centre now MRCSG Shuhama, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar,190006, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A study was carried on lambs showing clinical picture of respiratory diseases under organized and unorganized intensive rearing system. Clinically, the lambs suffering from respiratory diseases presented nasal discharges (89.30%) which were unilateral in 76.3%, ocular discharges (41.32%), inspiratory dyspnea (80.34%), crackles (42.19%), increased respiratory rate (86.99%), pulse rate (84.97%) and temperature (77.16%).

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