Bacteriological studies on lung lesions in goats (Capra hircus) Sireesha V.1,*, Annapurna P.1, Devi V. Rama1, Rao T. Srinivasa2, Chowdary Sudha Rani1 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh 2Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram-521 102 *Address for Correspondence: Dr V. Sireesha, Department of Veterinary Pathology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, E-mail: siri.vaddipalli@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 June, 2023. Abstract The present study was undertaken to know the incidence of lung lesions in goats (Capra hircus) from various slaughter houses located under study area and to isolate and identify the associated bacteria. A total of 610 goats were screened for lung lesions, of which, 57 random lung samples were taken for bacterial isolation. The associated lung lesions were recorded as suppurative bronchopneumonia, fibrinous bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, jaagsiekte, bronchitis, pulmonary congestion, hemorrhage and edema. On bacteriological culture, 53 samples yielded 5 types of bacteria in pure culture from 45 samples viz. Staphylococcus spp. (37.73%), E. coli (30.19%), Pasteurella spp. (7.55%), Klebsiella spp. (7.55%) and Pseudomonas spp. (1.89%), while mixed infections were obtained in 8 samples in a combination of Staphylococcus spp. with E. coli (11.32%) and with Pasteurella spp. (3.77%). Top Keywords Bacteria, Goats, Lungs, Staphylococcus spp. Top |