Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan
Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats and to investigate potential risk factors associated with the condition in Khartoum State. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to February 2016. A total of 378 female go...
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| author | Areeg Mohamed Almubarak Naglaa Abd Elhakeem Abass Majdi Elnaim Badawi Mohamed Tagelddin Ibrahim Abdelhamid Ahmed Elfadil Rihab Mohamed Abdelghafar |
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| description | Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats and to investigate potential risk factors associated with the condition in Khartoum State.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to February 2016. A total of 378 female goats which presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for routine ultrasonographic pregnancy diagnosis were examined. Ultrasound scanning was performed using a real-time scanner equipped with dual-frequency (3.5-5 MHz) curvilinear transducer.
Results: The results showed that the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Risk factors such as general body condition (χ2=5.974; p=0.05), age (χ2=11.760; p=0.0129), type of estrus (χ2=12.794; p=0.000), and previous reproductive performance (χ2=13.397; p=0.020) showed significant association (p≤0.05) with the occurrence of pseudopregnancy in the univariate analysis. Breed (χ2=12.627; p=0.082), milk yield (χ2=5.951; p=0.114), type of feeding (χ2=1.721; p=0.190), season (χ2=2.661; p=0.264), locality (χ2=7.66; p=0.264), parity number (χ2=0.451; p=0.767), and rearing system (χ2=1.593; p=0.451) were not significantly associated with pseudopregnancy.
Conclusion: The prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Pseudopregnancy in goats is significantly associated with age, type of estrus, general body condition, and previous reproductive performance. This study showed for the first time that pseudopregnancy is a real reproductive problem in goats in Khartoum State. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-795d893962ce4276a96f56226dc687ee2022-12-21T18:33:29ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162018-04-0111452552910.14202/vetworld.2018.525-529Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, SudanAreeg Mohamed Almubarak0Naglaa Abd Elhakeem Abass1Majdi Elnaim Badawi2Mohamed Tagelddin Ibrahim3Abdelhamid Ahmed Elfadil4Rihab Mohamed Abdelghafar5Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Department of Animal Production Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology of Animal Production, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 204, Hilat Kuku, Khartoum North, Sudan.Aim: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats and to investigate potential risk factors associated with the condition in Khartoum State. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to February 2016. A total of 378 female goats which presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, for routine ultrasonographic pregnancy diagnosis were examined. Ultrasound scanning was performed using a real-time scanner equipped with dual-frequency (3.5-5 MHz) curvilinear transducer. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Risk factors such as general body condition (χ2=5.974; p=0.05), age (χ2=11.760; p=0.0129), type of estrus (χ2=12.794; p=0.000), and previous reproductive performance (χ2=13.397; p=0.020) showed significant association (p≤0.05) with the occurrence of pseudopregnancy in the univariate analysis. Breed (χ2=12.627; p=0.082), milk yield (χ2=5.951; p=0.114), type of feeding (χ2=1.721; p=0.190), season (χ2=2.661; p=0.264), locality (χ2=7.66; p=0.264), parity number (χ2=0.451; p=0.767), and rearing system (χ2=1.593; p=0.451) were not significantly associated with pseudopregnancy. Conclusion: The prevalence of pseudopregnancy in goats in Khartoum State was 10.6%. Pseudopregnancy in goats is significantly associated with age, type of estrus, general body condition, and previous reproductive performance. This study showed for the first time that pseudopregnancy is a real reproductive problem in goats in Khartoum State.http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/April-2018/18.pdfgoathydrometraprevalencerisk factorsSudanultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Areeg Mohamed Almubarak Naglaa Abd Elhakeem Abass Majdi Elnaim Badawi Mohamed Tagelddin Ibrahim Abdelhamid Ahmed Elfadil Rihab Mohamed Abdelghafar Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan Veterinary World goat hydrometra prevalence risk factors Sudan ultrasound |
| title | Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan |
| title_full | Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan |
| title_short | Pseudopregnancy in goats: Sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in Khartoum State, Sudan |
| title_sort | pseudopregnancy in goats sonographic prevalence and associated risk factors in khartoum state sudan |
| topic | goat hydrometra prevalence risk factors Sudan ultrasound |
| url | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/April-2018/18.pdf |
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