PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GOAT LUNGS SLAUGHTERED IN DINAJPUR SADAR

Abstract

Pathological conditions in the lungs of slaughtered goats were studied. A total of 300 slaughtered goats were examined and among of them 24 lungs were found to be apparently abnormal. The lungs were examined and tissue samples were collected for histopathology in the Histopathology Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Parasitology, HSTU, Dinajpur. The prevalence of lung diseases was 8%. On gross and histopathological examination lung lesions were categorized into: (1) Purulent pneumonia 1.33%, (2) Interstitial pneumonia 1.00%, (3) Pulmonary hemorrhage 1.67% (4) Fibrinous pneumonia 0.66%, (5) Emphysema 1.00%, (6) Hydatidosis 0.33%, and (7) No major lesions 2.00%. The prevalence of lung lesions or diseases of goat were higher in females (62.5%) than males (37.5%). These findings provide evidence of different lung lesions or diseases in the slaughtered goats in Dinajpur Sadar.