Radiographic Evaluation of Thoracic Affections in Nellore Brown Sheep
C Sambasiva Reddy
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Ch. Mallikarjuna Rao *
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
N V V Harikrishna
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Garividi, Andhra Pradesh, India.
M Srinivas
Department of Veterinary Gynecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, Garividi, Andhra Pradesh, India.
C Pavan Kumar
Department of Veterinary Medicine, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study on radiographic assessment of thoracic disorders in sheep was carried out on animals of different ages and both sexes that were presented with clinical illness to the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram. Radiographic examination of the affected sheep revealed different types of lung patterns. Among these, the interstitial pattern was most frequently observed (18 out of 62 cases; 29.03%), followed by the alveolar pattern (15/62; 24.19%), bronchial pattern (8/62; 12.9%), and mixed pattern (10/62; 16.13%). Additionally, a few cases exhibited other thoracic abnormalities such as pleural effusion (5 cases; 8.06%), cardiomegaly (2 cases; 3.23%), pneumothorax (2 cases; 3.23%), and cavitatory lesions (2 cases; 3.23%).
Keywords: Radiographic assessment, thoracic disorders, brown sheep