Congenital cardiac defect in a pygmy goat (Capra hircus)

Authors : Fulvio LAUS, İlenia COPPONI, Matteo CERQUETELLA, Alessandro FRUGANTI

Pages : 471-475

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

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