Open AccessMeningoencephalitis caused by thermal disbudding in goat kids
Author(s) -
E. Xylouri,
O. Sabatakou,
Th. Sakellariadi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the hellenic veterinary medical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2585-3724
pISSN - 1792-2720
DOI - 10.12681/jhvms.15692
Subject(s) - meningoencephalitis , medicine , surgery , dry heat , anesthesia , materials science , pathology , composite material
A case of kids' meningoencephalitis due to head heat application during a thermal disbudding procedure is described. The case was observed in an organic goat farming where the kids about the 7-8th day after their birth were exposed to the application of excessive heat (with an electric device) during disbudding. 2,2% of the kids presented neurological signs and died in few days. The post mortem examination confirmed that the cause was destruction of the frontal bone, at the point where the thermal electric procedure was applied, leading to irreparable injury.