Studies on the prevalence of fungi in enteric and pneumonic cases of sheep population in Gajapati District, Odisha state

The present study was carried out in sheep population in an organized livestock farm having cattle buffaloes, sheep, goats and swine population in R. Sitapur village, Gajapati district of Odisha state for the prevalence of fungi affected with pneumonic and enteric symptoms. The clinical signs observed in this sheep populations were pneumonia and enteritis. The sabouraud dextrose agar culture of the nasal and enteric samples collected from the infected sheep population followed by staining with lactophenol cotton blue revealed the prevalence of Microsporum Sp, Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans and Mucor Sp. Factors associated for the causation of multiple fungal infections in this sheep population were the warmth climatic conditions, humidity, infected floor, poor sanitation of the sheep shed and absence of regular monitoring of the animals for fungal infections.