PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF GOAT LUNGS SLAUGHTERED AT DINAJPUR SADAR
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2012-02
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
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.
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, 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 earning a considerable amount of foreign
currency by providing skin and its by-products for exports.
Keywords
Pathological conditions of goat lungs induced by various noxious agents, Experimental samples, areas and duration, Materials required for histopathology