Abstract
ABSTRACT: Background: Hernia is a pathological condition, mostly presents as sac filled with some of escaped viscera which protruded through the natural or acquired opening; due to anatomical defect of the abdominal wall. Aim of this study: is to describe the Anatomical localization of the common hernias in ovine and caprine species, beside to evaluates the utility in diagnosis of different hernias of such swellings, and investigate the outcome of the surgical intervention of such a lesion with more concentration of the critical case of hernias. Methods: This study was carried out on a total number of 33 heads of animals, which were 25 heads of sheep and 8 head of goats, which were presented with different types of hernias needs to be a surgical repair, in the teaching clinical at college of veterinary medicine in the university of Tripoli Libya, and this study conducted in the period of February 2009 till November 2022. All patients were classified into groups according to species and, also to different anatomical sites of hernia into: sheep groups were divided to (abdominal hernia were 14 heads, scrotal hernia were 4 heads, and umbilical hernia were 7 heads), while in a goat groups (abdominal hernia were 3 heads, scrotal hernia was 1head, and umbilical hernia were 4 heads). All the cases of hernias in sheep and goats were subjected to full study included case history the size of the hernial ring, classification of hernias, and surgical repair, and outcome of the surgery. Result: Data analysis in this study has showed that from the total number of patients with Hernia were (33 heads). The numbers of cases were varies in number since 2009 till 2022. Hence the highest number of hernial cases were in 2014 were 27.3%, while period of 2011, and 2022 were 6.1%. And their age was range from 5 to 48 months, and the highest age groups were presented to the clinic most frequently was 12 months and 24 months with the percentile respectively 18.2%, 21.2%, hernia was higher incidence rate in barbarian sheep than Mahali goats with percentages of 75.8%, and 24.2% respectively. Female groups were more exposed to hernias than male groups with percentages of 54.5%, and 45.4% respectively. In addition our finding has showed that abdominal hernia most common type in small ruminates, followed by umbilical hernia, and scrotal hernia 51.5%, 33.3%, and 15.2% respectively. Conclusion: Hernias is a complicated lesion can affected domesticated small ruminants. This lesion needs an immediate surgical intervention to avoid worst prognosis. Hernias most commonly occurs within indoor rearing system, with unknown clear cause back to this lesion.