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Skin disease in goats (Capra aegagrus hircus): a retrospective study of 358 cases at a university veterinary teaching hospital (1988-2020).

Stephen D WhiteVerena K AffolterAnnette M MolinaroSarah M DepenbrockMunashe ChigerweMeera C HellerJoan Dean Rowe
Published in: Veterinary dermatology (2021)
Skin diseases are common in goats. Nigerian Dwarf goats and older goats are at greater risk of developing skin disease; Nigerian Dwarf goats had a predilection for malignant skin tumours. Clinicians should include a dermatological examination in goats regardless of the reason for presentation.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
  • wound healing
  • palliative care
  • case report