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Influence of natural and climatic conditions on the distribution and forms of contagious agalactia in sheep in Bessarabia, Ukraine

Mykola Volodymyrovych Bohach
Mykola Volodymyrovych Bohach
, 
Vitaliy Igorovych Bolotin
Vitaliy Igorovych Bolotin
, 
Denys Mykolaivych Bohach
Denys Mykolaivych Bohach
, 
Olha Tarasivna Piven
Olha Tarasivna Piven
 and 
Iryna Victorivna Pyvovarova
Iryna Victorivna Pyvovarova
   | Sep 02, 2022
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Published Online: Sep 02, 2022
Page range: 345 - 351
Received: Mar 14, 2022
Accepted: Aug 22, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0047
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Fig. 1

Parameters of the hydrothermal coefficient from 2011 to 2021 in Bessarabia
Parameters of the hydrothermal coefficient from 2011 to 2021 in Bessarabia

Fig. 2

Incidence rates of contagious agalactia in sheep in Bessarabia
Incidence rates of contagious agalactia in sheep in Bessarabia

Fig. 3

Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep and goats in Bessarabia in 2012 (sufficiently moist period)
Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep and goats in Bessarabia in 2012 (sufficiently moist period)

Fig. 4

Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep in Bessarabia in 2021 (sufficiently moist period)
Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep in Bessarabia in 2021 (sufficiently moist period)

Fig. 5

Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep in Bessarabia in 2014 (dry period)
Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep in Bessarabia in 2014 (dry period)

Fig. 6

Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep and goats in Bessarabia in 2019 (dry period)
Forms of the clinical course of contagious agalactia of sheep and goats in Bessarabia in 2019 (dry period)

Characteristics of hydrometeorological conditions in the south of the Odesa region (Bessarabia) in 2014

Months Precipitation, mm Average temperature, °С Sum of active temperatures ( tact >10), °С HTC
January 30.5 1.1 0.0 ‒
February 44.9 5.6 0.0 ‒
March 26.4 10.9 338 0.8
April 31.1 13.3 399 0.5
May 28.4 18.5 574 0.5
June 26.1 23.1 693 0.4
July 29.5 24.9 772 0.4
August 27.7 25.5 791 0.4
September 29.1 19.7 591 0.5
October 30.0 13.8 428 0.7
November 42.2 9.6 0.0 ‒
December 45.5 3.7 0.0 ‒

Dynamics of the incidence of contagious agalactia in sheep in Bessarabia over 11 years

Year Number of tested animals Number of seropositive animals Morbidity, %
2011 210,980 20,630 9.8
2012 210,575 30,361 14.4
2013 200,415 14,112 7.0
2014 198,220 12,976 6.5
2015 195,935 18,420 9.4
2016 190,800 25,010 13.1
2017 179,267 19,889 11.1
2018 184,339 14,644 7.9
2019 180,972 13,412 7.4
2020 168,056 15,623 9.3
2021 165,770 21,960 13.2

Characteristics of hydrometeorological conditions in the south of the Odesa region (Bessarabia) in 2012

Month Precipitation, mm Average temperature, °С Sum of active temperatures (tact > 10), °С HTC
January 20.1 0.9 0.0 ‒
February 33.0 2.4 0.0 ‒
March 39.4 11.6 360 1.1
April 41.5 13.5 405 1.0
May 68.1 20.4 632 1.1
June 46.3 22.9 687 0.7
July 49.9 26.7 828 0.6
August 48.7 25.5 791 0.6
September 52.4 21.3 639 0.8
October 48.8 13.6 422 1.2
November 36.2 10.2 306 1.2
December 53.2 2.9 0.0 ‒
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