Occurence of hepatical abscess in goats.

Abstract

Necropsy examinalions done in 658 goats have demonstrated that 17 (2.5%) presented hepatical abscess. Bacteriological examinations of purulent material enclosed in abscesses revealed the growth of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis ( 58,89%), Escherichia coli (1 1.75%), Corynebacterium sp (11.76%), Pasteurella haemolytica (5.88%), Proteus sp (5.88%) and Staphylococcus coagulase (+) (5.88%). Hepatical abscesses were more frequent in animals older than 13 months and were produced in their majority by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, wich is the caseous lymphadenitis agent in goats. The hepatical abscesses were usually associated with other pathologies such as bronchopneumonia, caseous lymphadenis, gastrointestinal parasitism, umbilical infection, peritonitis, foot-rot, artritis, purulent meningomioencefalitis and starvation.