The Effect of Erythritol Injection in Decreasing of Abortion Rate in Local Breed Ewes

Abstract

-is study designed to evaluate the e1ect of Erythritol injection in decreasing of abortion rate in local breed ewes. Fifty pregnant ewes from local breed aged 2–4 years with a history of abortion except G1, were fed ad libitum hay and grains with water. -e study was carried out in Salah Aldein province at special farm at a period of July–November 2022. -ese animals were tests for brucella by using rose Bengal and ELISA at zero day for con;rmation; these animals were divided into 5 groups: G1 was brucella −ve and pregnant at 60 days, G2 was brucella +ve and pregnant at 60 days, G3 brucella+ve pregnant animals and treated by antibiotics gentamicin 10%, 3 ml/ animal for 3 days, G4 brucella +ve and pregnant and giving erythritol, 10 ml S/C of 10% solution (solve in water and glycerol), and G5 was brucella +ve, and all pregnant and giving Erythritol+ gentamycin 10%, 3 ml/animal for 3 days.-eexperiment takes 12 weeks. Blood was withdrawn at di1erent times of experiment (0, 2 weeks and end of experiment). -e seroprevalence of brucellosis was shown that all animals at G4 and G5 where seropositive after 14 days of experiment, at end of pregnancy the seropositivity were highly signi;cantly in G4 and G5 as compared with another groups. -e current results showed that percentages of abortion were higher in G2, followed by G3, while it has been reduced signi;cantly in G4 and G1. In conclusion, Erythritol alone can decrease the rate of abortion by making the bacteria extracellular far from placenta and evading of infection by immunity and/or gentamicin injection. Also, erythritol can be used as elicit diagnosis of brucellosis in latent infected animals.