Short CommunicationStudy on Mycoplasmal pneumonia at the Ziaran abattoir

In a survey of pneumonia due to mycoplasma 282 out of 12168 ovine and caprine lung condemnation were collected (2.32%). mycoplasma spp. has been isolated from pneumonic cases in 4 sheep and 2 goats. pcr studies were confirmed the genus of mycoplasma although attempting for identification of strains m. mycoides, m. capricolum/caprine pleuropneumonia and m. arginin were in failure. the lesions initially showed raised consolidation at the right cranio-ventral lobes .histopathological observations revealed purulent interstitial pneumonia & bronchitis (33.33%) purulent bronchopneumonia (33.33%) purulent fibrinous pneumonia (16.6%) and progressive pneumonia (16.6%). this approach has the potential to allow the recognition of genus of mycoplasma as a primary factor for inducing pneumonia.