Mera Özellikleri ve Dönemsel Farklılıkların Koyun Ayak Hastalıkları Üzerine Etkileri: Kars ve Iğdır Yöresine Ait Saha Çalışması

Abstract

With this study, in which the incidences of diseases seen in sheep feet raised in the Kars and Iğdır regions were evaluated clinically and radiologically according to two different seasons, a total of 8.000 sheep were examined in the pasture (n=4230) and pen/stall (n=3770) seasons; problems were detected in 1.080 (25.51%) of them in the pasture season and 520 (13.76%) of them in the pen/stall season. It was determined that the herd in general suffered primarily from horn and hoof deformations in the pasture season with 17.70% and in the pen/stall season with 11.78%. Osteophyte formations and rotation were detected in the phalangeal bones of 20 of the sheep, and osteolysis was detected in the third phalanx of 8 of the sheep. In the aforementioned seasons, the rate of foot rot was 2.83% and 0.82% respectively. It was detected that according to the breed of sheep, 54.69% of the foot problems were seen in Akkaraman, 39.81% in Morkaraman, 1.43% in Tujin, and 4.07% in other sheep breeds (Merino, Kıvırcık). In addition, it was concluded that animal owners do not have sufficient knowledge concerning foot and hoof care, or do not care much about this issue. In conclusion, it was determined that the most important foot problem for sheep raised in the Kars and Iğdır regions is hoof deformation, and it was concluded that this could largely be avoided with simple precautions. Keywords

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“…When compared to all of the sheep that were clinically evaluated in the study, the prevalence of footrot was found to be 2.75%. This percentage was lower than some of the aforementioned studies [2,14,15] but quite close to the results of other studies [16,19] . It is known that some factors related to the host animal (such as breed and immunity) as well as certain environmental factors (such as rain, temperature and moisture) have an effect on the natural progression of the disease.…”

“…In a study that conducted a clinical and radiological investigation of 9.052 sheep in the Burdur region (an area in Turkey's Mediterranean region) during the sheep pen and pasture seasons in order to analyse the distribution and environmental factors of foot diseases in sheep, Avki et al [18] found that 1.576 animals (16.30%) had foot disease, that 13.46% of these diseases were hoof deformities, and that 2.55% of them were ovine footrot. In another study that conducted a clinical and radiological evaluation of foot diseases observed in sheep raised in the regions of Kars and Iğdır [19] ; 4,230 sheep were examined in the pasture season and 3.770 were examined in the pen/stall period for a total of 3.770 sheep. Foot disease was found in 1.080 (25.51%) and 520 (13.76%) sheep, respectively.…”