Pathomorphological investigations on the genital system of ewes. II. Uterus, cervix and vagina.

摘要

The incidence of pathomorphological changes in the uterus, cervix, vagina and related ligaments was examined in ewes slaughtered at Elazig abattoirs, Turkey. Genital organs of 6100 ewes of different breeds and ages were examined. Pathomorphologicalchanges were found in the uterus (274 cases, 4.49%), in the cervix (70 cases, 1.14%), and in the vagina (61 cases, 1%). Inflammatory changes were primarily lesions (2.68%) observed in the uterus. These changes were catarrhal endometritis (0.52%), purulent metritis (0.32%), necrotic endometritis (0.11%), chronic non-purulent endometritis (0.95%), granulomatous endometritis (0.13%), pyometra (0.11%) and parametritis (0.52%). Endometrial hyperplasia (0.36%), hydrometra (0.34%), uterus unicornis (0.16%), infantilism (0.14%) and melanosis (0.85%) were also seen in the uterus. Inflammatory conditions were observed in 0.68% of cases in the cervix, and it was noted that 69.04% of cervicitis cases were accompanied by inflammations of the uterus. Infantilism (0.14%), metaplasia (0.26%), melanosis (0.08%) and abscesses on the serosa (0.13%) were also found in the cervix. Vaginitis (0.55%), severe hyperplastic changes (0.19%) in the mucosa; Gartner's ducts cyst (0.01%) in the submucosa; abscesses on the serosa (0.08%), and infantilism (0.14%) were the major pathomorphological findings in the vagina.