Prevalence of fungi in the conjunctival sac of clinically normal sheep [Klinik Olarak Normal Koyunların Konjunktival Kesesinde Mantarların Yaygınlığı]

Conjunctival swabs were obtained from both eyes of 50 healthy sheep to identify the fungal flora. data were analyzed for effect of age and sex. out of 100 samples cultured,18 (18%) showed fungal growth with predominance of the genus cladosporium (38.89%). other isolated fungal genera were penicillium (16.67%),rhodotorula (16.67%),aspergillus (16.67%) and curvularia (11.10%). there was no significant effect of sex and age on frequency of fungal isolation. results showed that fungi are not prevalent on the ocular surface of healthy sheep. © 2015,kafkas university. all rights received.