PREVALENCE OF CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTION AMONGST LOCAL SMALL RUMINANTS IN NINAVAH PROVINCE ?IRAQ

The aim of study to estimate the prevalence of Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus ) in small ruminants in Ninavah province , Iraq from September 2012 to September 2013 using C. abortus indirect multispecies ELISA. The study was conducted on 736 sera divided equally between both species (sheep and goats) 368 for each ( 150 sera from aborted animals , 150 sera from pregnant animals and 68 from newborn animals) .The results were revealed that total prevalence of anti-C. abortus antibodies in both species was 4.34% .The prevalence of antibodies were significantly higher in sheep( adults 8.33% and lambs 2.94%) than that of goats ( adults 1.33% and kids 1.47%).Asignficantly higher prevalence rate were recorded in aborted ewes (10%) and does (2%) than pregnant ewes( 6.66%) and does( 0.66%) . This is the first report on chlamydophilial antibody survey in goats in Ninavah province, northen of Iraq.