Verminous pneumonia in goats- A case study

Abstract

Pneumonia is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in Sheep and Goat and has multifactorial etiology like bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic origin. In the present investigation, a flock of 34 goats with the history of persistent cough, nasal discharge, weight loss and loss of appetite from last few days was presented. Based on history of owner, three animals had died within two days with such symptoms. Postmortem of a female goat was conducted wherein depressed consolidated areas and elevated emphysematous patches was revealed on the lungs while trachea was filled with numerous thread-like reddish brown worms. Sick animals treated with de-wormers (fenbendazole & ivermectin), antibiotic (oxytetracycline), anti-inflammatory (meloxicam), hematinic and other supportive medication were recovered after one week. Therefore, prevention and control of lungworm infections is very important to increase the potential of small ruminant production and to get the maximum benefits from sheep and goat husbandry.