Prevalence of the Peste Des Pettitis Ruminants in Goat and Sheep in District, Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Prevalence of the Peste Des Pettitis Ruminants in Goat and Sheep in District, Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Abdul Latif Rind1*, Shahid Hussain Abro1, Rameez Raja Kaleri2,3, Ghulam Mustafa Solangi4, Raza Ali Mangi5, Muhammad Anees Memon6, Depeesh Kumar Bhuptani7, Sana Noor8, Zainab Lanjar9, Zahid Ali Mangrio10 and Abdul Wahid Solangi1
ABSTRACT
The goal of the research was to assess the occurrence of the Peste des pettitis ruminant PPR among various breeds of goat and sheep in district, Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan. Two hundred samples of oculo-nasal discharge were gathered and subjected to Ic-ELISA testing to identify PPR antigens. The analysis of PPR prevalence was carried out according to breed, sex, age, and Taluka. The overall PPR prevalence was found to be 20%, with the highest prevalence rate (50%) observed in Jam Nawaz Ali Taluka and the lowest (7.5%) in Shahdadpur Taluka. The prevalence was higher in goats (30%) than in sheep (10%). Female animals had a higher prevalence than males, with a prevalence of 25% in female goats and 7% in female sheep. The prevalence in male goats and sheep was 5% and 3%, respectively. The highest prevalence was observed in animals aged two years, with 56.66% in goats and 50% in sheep. The study found that infected animals exhibited various clinical signs and symptoms such as diarrhea, coughing, fever, pneumonia, stomatitis, and occulo-nasal discharge. Furthermore, no instances of pregnancy were reported during the research. These findings underscore the high prevalence of PPR in sheep and goats within District Sanghar, emphasizing the urgent requirement for effective control measures to curb its propagation.
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