Goitre in new-born lambs

Authors: Sinclair DP, Andrews ED
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 72-79, Sep 1954
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Endocrine/autocrine/paracrine, Thyroid, Disease/defect, Metabolic disease, Poisoning - plant, Toxicology
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract:

In New Zealand, goitre in calves and lambs was first described by Gilruth (1901). Since that time, experience has shown that, although goitrous adult horses, cattle, and sheep are sometimes found, the most serious effect is upon new-born lambs. Thyroid glands are often grossly enlarged, and many lambs may be born dead or die within a few days. A feature of the disease is that it does not recur regularly from year to year. Serious outbreaks with heavy mortalities can occur on farms having little or no previous history of goitre.

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