- Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Vol: 35 Issue: 6
- Congenital cardiac defect in a pygmy goat (Capra hircus)
Congenital cardiac defect in a pygmy goat (Capra hircus)
Authors : Fulvio Laus, Ilenia Copponi, Matteo Cerquetella, Alessandro Fruganti
Pages : 471-475
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Congenital cardiac defects are anatomic conditions present at birth. Few references to such conditions in goats are available in the current scientific literature. This report describes, for the first time, a congenital cardiac disease clinically characterized by polypnea from birth and exercise intolerance in a 2-month-old pygmy goat. An atrioventricular dysplasia known as Ebstein's anomaly, an atrial septal defect, and a mild subaortic stenosis were ultrasonographically diagnosed.Keywords : Key words: Goat, cardiac defect, Ebstein's anomaly, interatrial septal defect