Occurrence of Phytobezoars in the Digestive Tract of Sheep Reared on Natural Pasture in Kordofan

Abstract

This study was carried out at Kordofan West Sudan during period from 2012 to 2014 Its aimed to identifying the real causes of phytobezoars and find out the prevalence of sheep phytobezoariasis Husbandry management of this condition was determined in survey using a questionnaire distributed to breeders in Study area For chemical characteristics of phytobezoars representative samples of bezoars from slaughtered sheep and samples from plant (tabar) that had shown to initiate formation and retention of this ball has been taken Laboratory analysis results showed that the proteins content of phytobezoars and tabar were on an average of (8.73%, 10.38%) respectively A detected ether extract signed (0.00% 0.60%) for phytobezoars and tabar respectively Results showed that phytobezoars and tabar plant had higher contents of heteropolysaccharits as cellulose and hemi cellulose of (47.5 29.11%) (28.6% 12.16%) in both respectively The percentage of lignin was on an average of (28.6% 14.34%) and tannin recorded of (2.05% 0.025%) in phytobezoars and tabar respectively After has been identified to bezoars as suspected of causing the most common foreign bodies (35.3%) of respondent confirmed presence of phytobezoars 23% of breeders indicated this cause due to grazing the animals on special type of (tabar) (Merrimia emarginata) Also 44.6% of respondents recorded the phytobezoars are caused the death of sheep For husbandry management of phytobezoars (81.8%) of breeders didnt have knowledge to treat with phytobezoars only 6.4% said that surgery is the only treatment of phytobezoars For the preventive procedures 96.3% of breeder answer they had no prevention methods The study predicted that the plant (tabar) special type (Merrimia emarginata) was caused an incidence of phytobezoars in sheep Results showed that phytobezoars and tabar plant had higher fiber content of (cellulose hemi cellulose lignin and tannin) that may affects the formation of phtyobezoars