Research Article

Reproductive Diseases and Disorders of Female Camels: An Assessment and Pathological and Bacteriological Study in Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Grossly characterized pathological lesion in reproductive organs of she-camels.

Lesion characteristicsOrgan with lesionTotal
CervixOvaryOviductUterus

Lesion distributionDiffused1(4.5)11(50)3(913.6)7(31.8)22(21.6)
Focal6(12.2)16(32.7)5(10.2)22(44.9)49(48)
Multifocal1(3.2)9(29)8(25.8)13(41.9)31(30.4)

ConsistencyFirm5(11.6)20(46.5)6(14)12(27.9)43(42.2)
Hard2(9.5)04(19)15(71.4)21(20.6)
Normal1(7.7)5(38.5)3(23.1)4(30.8)13(12.7)
Soft011(44)3(12)11(44)25(24.5)

SeverityExtensive0(0)0(0)2(66.7)1(33.3)3(2.9)
Mild1(4.5)6(27.3)5(22.7)10(45.5)22(21.6)
Moderate4(8.2)23(46.9)3(6.1)19(38.8)49(48)
Severe3(10.7)7(25)6(21.4)12(42.9)28(27.5)

Exudate typeFibrinopurulent0(0)7(46.7)4(26.7)4(26.7)15(14.7)
Fibrinous0(0)0(0)1(50)1(50)2(2)
Granulomatous0(0)0(0)4(19)17(81)21(20.6)
Necrotizing4(36.4)5(45.5)1(9.1)1(9.1)11(10.8)
Serofibrinous1(3.7)14(51.9)3(11.1)9(33.3)27(26.5)
Serous0(0)1(20)0(0)4(80)5(4.9)
Suppurative2(18.2)0(0)3(27.3)6(54.5)11(10.8)
Uncharacterized1(10)9(90)0(0)0(0)10(9.8)

SizeAtrophied1(4.8)8(38.1)6(28.6)6(28.6)21(20.6)
Enlarged6(9.7)24(38.7)4(6.5)28(45.2)62(60.8)
Mild change1(5.3)4(21.1)6(31.6)8(42.1)19(18.6)

DurationAcute5(10)19(38)9(18)17(34)50(49)
Chronic3(5.8)17(32.7)7(13.5)25(48.1)52(51)
Total8(7.8)36(35.3)16(15.7)42(41.2)102(100)