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Research
1. Dhakeri-Bange
syndrome in goats due to Penicillium and Aspergillus spp, in Banke
district of Nepal: a clinical-laboratory investigation -
Kedar Karki, Purnima Manandhar and Om Prakash Neupane
Vet World. 2008; 1(12): 357-359
Abstract
An outbreak of
syndrome of unknown etiology associated with the feeding of moldy
dry forage and green fodder to goats in Dhakeri village of Banke
District. Goats suddenly became ill with symptoms of knuckling of
the fetlocks of the pelvic limbs, with no apparent ataxia or
flexor weakness. Weight bearing was possible while the digits were
extended, but with knuckling, weight was supported on the dorsal
surface of the foot .The more severely affected goats were
paraplegic and recumbent. Anorexia, apathy, diarrhea and ruminal
stasis, flaccid posterior paralysis,hindlegs stretched forward
both side of abdomin,paralysis of all four legs, head bented to
sides, aimlessly head and rear shaking .On clinical examination
based on history these goats were provisionally diagnosed as
Dhakeri-Bange as being called locally and Endemic Mycotic
polyneuropathy syndrome as seen first time in Nepal due to moldy
forage/fodder poisoning in natural pasture were treated with
Antidegnala liquor(sr). On mycological and microbiological
examination of tissue samples from post-mortem of dead goat and
forage/fodder samples from pasture and goats feeding stalls on
respective medium revealed the growth of fungal pathogens like
Aspergillus and Penicillium spp with E.coli.These results provide
circumstantial evidence that feeding of moldy forages and green
fodder leaves infected by Penicillium and Aspergillus spp may
cause outbreaks of a systemic Mycosis in these goats.
Keywords: Moldy
forage, greenfodder, Penicillium, Aspergillus Spp, Fungus, Goat,
Dhakeri-Bange, mycoticpolyneuropathy, Antidegnala liquor(s.r) .
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