Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Against Respiratoy Disease in Goats at Field Conditions

Abstract

In our study, it was aimed to determine the effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on the severity of pneumonia with cumulative clinical scoring in a goat herd encountered respiratory system problem. Respiratory system findings of 38 goats were confirmed with anamnesis that was reported to be seasonally recurrent and no response to antibiotic applications and that clinical examination and necropsy findings performed by the veterinary surgeon. After performing filiation and clinical examinations of goats with pneumonia, fecal microbiota with feces obtained from healthy goats was transplanted to goats with pneumonia for once. Scoring was realized by clinical remission of pre-post treatment. Decreasing the severity of pneumonia and clinical remission were observed on the third day of treatment.