Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 1

Prevalence of tuberculosis lesions in goats of Jabalpur

  • Author:
  • Madhu Swamy1, Amita Dubey*,1, Archana Prajapati1, Varun Bassessar1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Published Online: Mar 1, 2017
  • Page Number: 41 to 42

1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author: e-mail: amiabhishek@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The present study was conducted on 266 goat carcasses of different breeds, age and sex to estimate the prevalence of tuberculosis lesions. The prevalence of tuberculosis lesions in goats was found to be 1.12%. Lesions comprised of caseous necrotizing granulomas in the lungs as well as regional lymph nodes. Impression smears from the lesions showed presence of numerous intra and extracellular acid fast bacilli.

Keywords

Acid fast bacilli, Goat, Tuberculosis