Clinical management of foot rot in goats: A case report of lameness

Authors

  • Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus
  • Yusuf Abba
  • Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse
  • Lim Mei Yi
  • Robinn Teoh
  • Muhammad Abubakar Sadiq
  • Eric Lim Teik Chung
  • Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
  • Abd Wahid Haron

Keywords:

Boer goat, Clinical management, Foot rot, Lameness

Abstract

Objective: Foot rot is one of the most important causes of lameness and economic losses in sheep and goats world-wide. This case report described the clinical management of lameness due to foot rot in two female Boer goats aging 4-year both from two different farms in Selangor, Malaysia.

Materials and methods: The goats were presented with the complaint of non-weight bearing lameness of the right forelimbs. The hoof was broken and the interdigital space was filled with dirt and exuding a foul smelling odor.

Results: On clinical examination, the goats were looking as dull and isolated with body condition scores of 2.5/5 (case 1) and 3/5 (case 2), respectively. The goats had a rectal temperature of 38.8°C and 40.4°C, pulse rate of 80 and 100 beats per minutes, and respiratory rate of 44 and 24 cycles per minute, respectively. Blood sample was collected for complete blood count and serum biochemistry from case 1 only. The hoof was thoroughly washed and disinfected. Parenteral administrations of Flunixin meglumine (dosed at 2.2 mg/kg bwt, IM) thrice daily and Oxytetracycline (dosed at 20 mg/kg bwt, IM case 1) once and Sulfadiazine+trimethoprim (dosed at 1 mL/16 kg bwt, IM case 2) for 3 days. Topical oxytetracycline was applied to the area for 5 days.

Conclusion: The prognosis was very good as there was a significant improvement in the hoof injury of both animals. The goats were recovered after 7 days of treatment. 

http://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2017.d195       

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Author Biographies

Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus

Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Yusuf Abba

Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Lim Mei Yi

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Robinn Teoh

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Muhammad Abubakar Sadiq

Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Eric Lim Teik Chung

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Abd Wahid Haron

Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Published

2017-05-08

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Bitrus, A. A., Abba, Y., Jesse, F. F. A., Yi, L. M., Teoh, R., Sadiq, M. A., Chung, E. L. T., Lila, M. A. M., & Haron, A. W. (2017). Clinical management of foot rot in goats: A case report of lameness. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 4(1), 110–116. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/32480

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