Bacteriological, parasitological and pathological studies on some liver affections of buffaloes in Sharkia governorate [electronic resource].

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This work was planned to evaluate the possible effect of some liver affections (abscesses, cirrhosis and fasciola) on hematobiocbemical and histological structure of liver to help reaching diagnosis naturally affected buffaloes (59 out 310 were affected with abscesses, cirrhosis and distomiasis,slaughtered in different slaughter house in Sharkia Governorate were investigated The prevalence of various liver affections in buffaloes was 59 (19.03 %) [male 22 (7.10% and female 37 (11.93%») and the hepatic affections were represented by abscesses 16 (5.17%), cirrhosis 12(3.87%) and distomiasis 31 (9.99%).The main isolated bacteria from the liver abscesses were single insolates [12 (75%) (Staph aureus 3 (18.75%), E.coli 2 (12.5%), Strept Pyogenes 3 (18.75%) and Arcobacterim Pyogenes 4 (25 %») and mixed isolate [4 (25 %) (Strept. Pyogenes + E. coli 2 (12.5%), Strept. Pyogenes + Staph aureus 1 (6.25 %) and E. coli + Staph. aureus 1 (6.25 %)].

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