PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GOAT LUNGS SLAUGHTERED AT DINAJPUR SADAR

Abstract

Pathological conditions in lungs of slaughtered goats were studied from March 2011 to February 2012 at different slaughter house in Dinajpur. A total of 300 slaughtered goats were examined and of them 24 lungs were found to be apparently abnormal. Lungs were examined and tissue samples obtained for histopathology in the Histopathology Laboratory under 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 in the slaughtered goats in Dinajpur Sadar.