Incidence of Phytobezoars in Sheep Reared on Natural Pasture

A.A. Hammed, I.Y. Turki, A.A. Hassabo, M.A. Ebrahiem

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This study was carried out at Kordofan region, West Sudan during 2013. It's aimed to identifying the real causes of the herbal balls (phytobezoars) and find out the prevalence of sheep phytobezoariasis in the region. 30 samples of phytobezoars were collected randomly from slaughtered sheep at abattoirs of El Khuwei, Abuzabad, Gebeash for chemical characterization and plant classification, and samples from Ipomoea cordofana and Merrimia  emarginata (Tabar) plants that had shown to initiate formation and retention of this ball has been taken. The results of the laboratory analysis showed that the proteins content of phytobezoars and the suspected plants were on an average of (8.73% and 10.38%), respectively. A detected ether extract signed (0.00% and 0.60%) for phytobezoars and Tabar, respectively. The 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 values of (2.05%, 0.025%) in phytobezoars and Tabar, respectively. The study predicted that the plant (Tabar) Merrimia  emarginata was caused an incidence of phytobezoars in sheep. Results showed that phytobezoars and Tabar plant had higher fiber contents of (cellulose, hemi cellulose, lignin and tannins), that may affects the formation of phtyobezoars. 

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phytobezoars, Sheep, Natural Pasture

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