tailieunhanh - Dystocia due to fetal goiter in a goat

This communication reports a case of dystocia due to congenital goiter in a goat. The defective fetus was delivered successfully by changing its presentation inside the uterus. The congenital goiter was confirmed by histopathology of enlarged glands. | 2019 8 1 641-643 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 01 2019 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Dystocia due to Fetal Goiter in a Goat Navdeep Singh1 . Sethi2 . Ghuman3 and Kuldip Gupta4 directorate of Livestock Farm department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics Deparlmenl of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex department of Veterinary Pathology Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Ludhiana - 141 004 Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Congenital goiter Goat Dystocia Thyroid gland Iodine deficiency Article Info Accepted 07 December 2018 Available Online 10 January 2019 This communication reports a case of dystocia due to congenital goiter in a goat. The defective fetus was delivered successfully by changing its presentation inside the uterus. The congenital goiter was confirmed by histopathology of enlarged glands. Introduction Goiter is a common anomaly in goats characterized by non-inflammatory and nonneoplastic enlargement of thyroid gland Ani et al. 1998 . Low iodine intake or failure to get dietary iodine is the common cause of congenital goiter in kids Bires et al. 1996 . The present report describes an unusual case of congenital fetal goiter in two kids leading to dystocia. Case history and observations A five-year-old full term pregnant doe in her third parity was brought to university veterinary hospital with the history of severe straining and recumbency for the last 7-8h. Vaginal examination revealed a fully dilated cervix with moist birth canal. The fetus without any reflex was in anterior longitudinal presentation with severe lateral deviation of head. The hooves of both the anterior limbs were extended into the birth passage. An unsuccessful traction was tried at field level to deliver the fetus. Treatment The birth passage was well