A paradoxical occurrence of toxocariasis in goat kid
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2024
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A goat kid was presented for post-mortem examination at Central University Laboratory (CUL)
Madhavaram, Chennai, TANUVAS, and a detailed necropsy was conducted to find the exact cause of
death. A 2 -month old female kid had diarrhea and was found dead. On post-mortem examination, we
accidentally encountered the Ascarid worm in the abomasal region and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes.
Further detailed parasitological investigation confirmed it as Ascarid. Histopathological investigation
revealed the enteritis lesion. Morphometric details of the worm was 14 cm in length, 0.7 cm, 1.5 cm, and
0.7 cm in diameter in the anterior, middle and posterior parts respectively. It would be of first of its kind
of study on goat kids in India.