Effect of surgical removal of foreign body from goat's rumen with special reference to the prevalence of foreign body in goats in Southern Darfur.

Abstract

Foreign body prevalence in the rumen of living and slaughtered desert goats, together with the prevalence of foreign body in the other species of goats in Nyala town was investigated in the current study. Also, the impact of surgical removal of foreign body from the rumen of desert goats on some physiological parameters was investigated. The percentages of goats harbouring foreign body either in live or slaughtered animals were found to be 87% and 84% respectively, while the prevalence of foreign body in Nyala town was found to be 81% and 85% in the years 2006 and 2007, respectively. Surgical removal of the foreign body resulted in no significant change (P # 0.05) in respiratory rate, heart rate and body weight. After removal of foreign body significant decrease (P#0.05) in rectal temperature and significant increase (P#0.05) in haemoglobin concentration (Hb) was also observed. It is concluded that, surgical removal of the foreign body did improve the health of the animals under investigation.