PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GOAT LUNGS SLAUGHTERED IN DINAJPUR SADAR
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2012-02
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
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.
Description
Livestock is an important sub-sector considered to be the backbone of
Agriculture (Anon., 1988). The magnitude of contribution of the livestock sector to the
GDP is about 3% in Bangladesh. It generates about 13% of the total foreign exchange
earnings and provides full-time employment of about 25% of the rural populations
(Economic survey, 2011). In respect of animal source of protein, Black Bengal goats
play a vital role to promote both the health and the wealth of the nations by supplying
meat, milk of high caloric value and contributing towards eaming a considerable amount
of foreign currency by providing skin and its by-products for exports.
Keywords
Diseases caused by Parasites, Diseases caused by Bacteria, Diseases caused by Fungus