Background: Congenital goitre is a deadly thyroid metabolic
disorder characterised by low thyroid hormone levels, subsequent secretion of
excess Thyroid‐Stimulating Hormone (TSH) from the pituitary gland, and
compensatory hyperplasia of the thyroid gland. This study reported a case of
congenital goitre in a goat kid and highlighted the clinical presentation,
diagnostic approach, and management strategies.
Case Presentation: A case of day nine-day-old kid was presented at
VCC, College of Veterinary Sc & A. H., Rewa, with a complaint of swelling
under the neck, gasping and anorexia. Upon clinical examination, the lesion
revealed hard, glandular, painless and palpable swelling cranio-ventral neck
region, in the throat at the thyroid region. Clinical signs revealed gasping
with a respiratory rate of 56/min, a temperature of 104.3 F and a pulse rate-
98/min. Haematological examination revealed anaemia with low RBC count and
haemoglobin value. On the basis of clinical signs and laboratory findings, the
case was diagnosed as congenital goitre. The goat kid was treated with an
antibiotic (Cefriaxone @ 10 mg/kg B. Wt. IM for 3 days), an antiinflammatory
drug (injection Melonex 0.2 mL IM), and oral haematinic (RBC Rakkt @ 2.5 mL
twice a day for 15days). Lugol’s iodine
was used as an iodine supplement.
Conclusion: Goitre in goat kids is particularly noteworthy due to
its potential impact on overall health and growth. Goitre caused by iodine
deficiency is preventable and treatable. Animals surviving the initial danger
period after birth may recover, except for partial persistence of the goitre.
Iodine feed supplementation and providing a balanced mineral ration to pregnant
goats reduces the risk of goitre in neonates.
Author(s)details:-
Saurabh Banerjee
OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, Baikunthpur (C.G.), India.
Kanchan Walwadkar
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science &
A.H., Rewa Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (M.P.),
India.
Apurv Kaushik
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science &
A.H., Rewa Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur (M.P.),
India.
Deeksha Yadav
OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, Baikunthpur (C.G.), India.
Dharna Jha
OUAT Bhubaneswar Odisha, Baikunthpur (C.G.), India.
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here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpbs/v9/6684
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