Diagnosis of caprine pneumonia: impact of vitamin D deficiency and other risk factors in its incidence

Faculty Veterinary Medicine Year: 2022
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Journal: benha veterinary medical journal benha veterinary medical journal Volume:
Keywords : Diagnosis , caprine pneumonia: impact , vitamin , deficiency    
Abstract:
From October 2018 to February 2021, a total 107 baladi goats were included; 20 apparently healthy goats used as control group (group I, n=20) and 87 pneumonic baladi goats were24 diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms, ultrasonographic, chest x-ray findings. Serum 25 vitamin D, IgG, IgM and IgA levels were also measured. Pneumonic goats (group II, n= 87) were subdivided into two groups according to their vitamin D levels; pneumonic goat with normal vitamin D level (groupII a, n= 38) and pneumonic goat with decreased vitamin D levels (group IIb, n= 49). Pneumonic goats were presented with fever, dullness, tachypnoea, bilateral mucoid or mucopurulent/purulent nasal discharge, cough, dyspnea and abnormal lung auscultation. Ultrasonography, the pneumonic consolidation exhibits a liver like echotexture. Abnormality in the chest x-ray revealed increased opacity that may be more gray or white and cotton wool like appearance. Pneumonic goats with reduced vitamin D concentration (group IIb) were also found to have significantly lower IgG and IgM concentrations in comparison to both group I and group II. Vitamin D was positively correlated with IgG. Histopathologically, the pneumonic lesions include 35 interstitial pneumonia, acute suppurative bronchopneumonia and acute fibrinous bronchopneumonia. On the basis of all findings, decrease vitamin D level may be important predisposing factors for occurrence of pneumonia in goats under 1years.
   
     
 
       

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