Occurrence of pathological conditions in the female genitalia of goats Beena V.5, Pawaiya R.V.S.5,*, Shivasharanappa N.1,5, Gururaj K.1, Gupta V.K.2,5, Gangwar Neeraj K.5, Singh D.D.5, Karikalan M.3,5, Sharma A.K.3,5, Kumar Harendra4,5, Kumar A.5, Singh R.3,5 5Division of Animal Health, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah-281122, Mathura, U.P. 1Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa; 2CADRAD, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. 3Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. 4Division of Animal Reproduction, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. *Corresponding author: e-mail: Rajveer.Pawaiya@icar.gov.in
Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim to record the pathological conditions in the female genital tract of goats. A total of 660 female genital tracts of goats were collected randomly from various slaughter houses as well as from CIRG post-mortem house regardless of breed and age (3 months to 8 years old) of the animals. Out of total 660 samples collected and examined, 154 (23.32%) revealed different types of pathological conditions. Highest occurrence of pathological conditions was observed in the uterus (53.24%), followed by those in the ovary (25.97%), cervix (11.03%), fallopian tubes (5.19%) and vagina (4.54%). Endometritis (37/154; 24.02%) was the most common pathological lesion followed by ovarian cyst (22/154; 14.28%). Other pathological conditions included congenital anomalies (3/154; 1.94%), hydrosalpinx (2/154; 1.29%), cervicitis (10/154; 6.4%), vaginitis (3/154; 1.94%) etc. Abnormalities like ovarian tumour, hydrometra, retention of placenta and uterine pigmentations were also recorded.In this study thelesions that could result into infertility or sterility of the goats occurred in 12.7% ofther eproductive systems examined. Top Keywords Endometritis, Goats, Occurrence, Pathological conditions. Top |