Camels and Camelids

TYPES, PATTERN AND MORPHOLOGY OF ENTERITIS PREVALENT IN CAMELS OF RAJASTHAN

Journal Edition: December 2015
Article DOI: 10.5958/2277-8934.2015.00048.X
Published On: 03-09-2018 19:06

S. Kumar1, S. Rani2, H. Dadhich3 and M. Mathur4
Department of Veterinary Pathology1,2,3,4, College of Veterinary and Animal Science,Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner-334001, India

ABSTRACT

A study was conducted on 172 intestinal samples of camel for histopathological examination. All the samples were examined grossly and microscopically to study inflammatory conditions of intestine with reference to the type, pattern and morphology. Study was carried out from September 2013 to January 2014, all samples of intestinal tract were examined irrespective of age, breed and sex of camel. Out of 172 samples 103 samples representative of gross lesions were processed for subsequent histopathological examination. An overall incidence of inflammatory conditions of intestinal tract was observed as 32.04 per cent (33 out of 103). The occurrence of different type of enteritis i.e. acute catarrhal enteritis, chronic catarrhal enteritis, haemorrhagic enteritis, necro-haemorrhagic enteritis, necrotic enteritis and eosinophilic enteritis, was 15.54, 4.85, 5.83, 2.91, 1.94 and 0.97 per cent, respectively.
Key words: Camel, enteritis, histopathology, inflammatory