Subpleural lymph nodes in goat lungs

Authors: Manktelow BW, Valero G, Alley MR
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 41, Issue 2, pp 69-72, Jun 1993
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Parasites - internal, Respiratory system, Nematode, Circulatory system/haematology, Slaughter
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Subpleural lymph nodes were found in more than 4% of 3245 goat lungs during a slaughterhouse survey of respiratory disease. Their frequency varied between flocks from 2% to as much as 27%. They were more common in feral goats than in crossbreds or Angoras. Their numbers were positively associated with carcass weight and the number of nodular muellerius lesions on the lung surface. Their distribution and architecture were different from the pulmonary lymphoid nodules described in cattle with dictyocaulus re-infection syndrome.

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