Köse, Serkan İrfanDoğan, Fırat2024-09-192024-09-1920232148-127Xhttps://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v11i9.1678-1685.6271https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1256117https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/15812The study's goal was to evaluate general physical and specific clinical examination findings, complete blood count values, and nasopharyngeal swab samples from sheep with respiratory disease. The study was performed on 18 sheep with lower respiratory tract illness symptoms in a flock of Awassi sheep (n=62) with respiratory complaints. The age data were recorded, general physical (Body temperature, Respiratory and Heart beat rates per minute) and special clinical examinations were performed. Each specific clinical examination parameter was scored independently. By the lung auscultation score, sick sheep were divided into two groups: \"Mild (n:11)\" and \"Moderate (n:7)\". Anticoagulated and non-anticoagulated blood samples were taken from all sheep, including sick animals. A complete blood count was done from anticoagulated blood samples. Nasopharyngeal swab samples were obtained from sick (n=18) and healthy (n=6) sheep with sterile swaps for microbiological and virological analysis. Blood (n:62) and nasopharyngeal swab (n:24) samples were tested for the presence of Bovine herpesvirus type 1, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Parainfluenza 3 (PI-3) and Pestivirus. In comparison of mildly and moderately sick sheep, age, heart beat rate per minute, clinical status observation score, MCH Pg, and MCHC g/dL data showed a significant difference (P<0.05). Bacterial strains predominantly Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and E. coli were recovered from nasopharyngeal samples of healthy and sick sheep. While Klebsiella spp. was isolated from a clinically healthy-looking sheep, M. haemolytica was isolated from only one sick sheep. A BoHV-1-specific antibody was detected serologically in a healthy-looking sheep. As a result, lung auscultation and nasopharyngeal swab may be easy, rapid methods for predicting etiological factors and disease states in field conditions. By this way, early probable diagnosis and the beginning of treatment reduce economic losses for these animals.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSheepLower respiratory diseaseLung auscultationClinical scoringNasopharyngeal swabArticle1191678168510.24925/turjaf.v11i9.1678-1685.62711256117