Virus attacks 60 Iloilo goats

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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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ILOILO – Over 60 of 110 goats given by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to the provincial government last year were attacked and killed by the caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus.

The goats were intended for breeding in Concepcion town.

“Nagakapatay ang kanding bisan healthy ang ila lawas tan-awon. Kon mag-activate ang virus sa ila lawas naga kapatay ini,” said Provincial Agriculturist Ildefonso Toledo.

The infected mother goats can pass on the virus to their babies through breastfeeding.

Currently, the baby goats believed infected with virus are being quarantined, said Toledo.

Infected adult goats develop a chronic progressive arthritis, whereas young goats develop a neurological syndrome, with signs of paresis or paralysis. Less commonly, mastitis or pneumonia may occur.

In goats which develop arthritis, the joints become inflamed and swollen, and the goats will slowly lose condition. In some cases the goat will not be able to stand.

In goats which develop the neurological form of the disease, the onset of signs is gradual over several weeks.

The hind legs are most often affected. The goat will be uncoordinated, and unable to place its feet properly, so that it “knuckles”, that is, it stands with the front of its fetlock on the ground, rather than its hoof. The goat has increased difficulty standing and eventually is unable to stand./PN

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