Abstract
Post-mortem examination of 658 goats showed that 17 (2·5%) exhibited hepatic abscesses. The following bacteria were isolated: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (58·9%), Eschenchia coli (11·8%), Corynebacterium sp. (11·8%), Pasteurella haemolytica (5·9%), Proteus sp. (5·9%) and Staphylococcus aureus (5·9%). Hepatic abscesses occurred more frequently in adult animals. Eleven of the 17 goats (64·7%) were older than 12 months of age. Four goats (23·5%) were 12 months of age and only two (11·8%) were less than 1 year of age. All of the goats with hepatic abscesses were in poor nutritional condition and the abscesses were invariably associated with accompanying pathological disorders at other body sites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-76 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | British Veterinary Journal |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)
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Rosa, J. S., Johnson, E. H., Alves, F. S. F., & Santos, L. F. L. (1989). A retrospective study of hepatic abscesses in goats: Pathological and microbiological findings. British Veterinary Journal, 145(1), 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1935(89)90012-2