Research Article

Prevalence of Pneumonia in Sheep and Goats Slaughtered at Elfora Bishoftu Export Abattoir, Ethiopia: A Pathological Investigation

Table 2

Types of pneumonia found in sheep and goats by histopathological diagnosis.

Types of pneumoniaSheep  
(n = 84)
Goat  
(n = 64)
Overall  
(n = 148)
No (%)No (%)No (%)

Interstitial pneumonia43 (51.2)19(29.7)62 (41.9)
Acute suppurative bronchopneumonia15(17.9)23(35.9)38 (25.7)
Acute fibrinous bronchopneumonia16(19)20(31.3)36(24.3)
Chronic bronchopneumonia7(8.3)2(3.1)9(6.1)
Aspiration pneumonia4(4.8)3(4.7)7(4.7)
Ovine pulmonary adenomatosis5(6)-5(3.4)
Broncho-interstitial pneumonia2(2.4)3(4.7)5(3.4)