A Case Report on Pneumonic Pasteurellosis in Goats at Organized Farm of Madhya Pradesh

An outbreak of pasteurellosis in goats was investigated at an organized goat farm from Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh. The farm visited to investigate the cause of deaths in goats which exhibited the signs like dullness, lethargy, high fever, dyspnea and profuse salivation and death. Post-mortem examination revealed lesions like haemorrhagic tracheitis, lung emphysema, pin point haemorrhages on myocardial surface, congestion in abomasum, small intestine with pin point haemorrhages, oedematous mesenteric lymph nodes and friable liver. Blood smear examination of morbid goats revealed presence of Pasteurella multocida. Hence, therapeutic management with oxytetracycline resulted in recovery of infected animals