Congenital Goitre in a Neonatal Goat (Kid) Associated with Iodine Deficiency: A Case Report

The essential endocrine gland for metabolic regulation is the thyroid. Goitre is an Iodine deficiency disorder and a common disease in newborns and younger animals, characterised by non-inflammatory and non-neoplastic enlargement of the thyroid gland. The primary purpose of the study is to present a case of congenital goitre in a neonatal goat associated with iodine deficiency. A case of a nine-day-old kid was presented at VCC, College of Veterinary Sc. & A. H., Rewa, with a complaint of swelling under the neck, gasping and anorexia. Upon clinical examination, the lesion revealed hard, glandular, painless and palpable swelling cranio-ventral neck region, in the throat at the thyroid region. Clinical signs revealed gasping with a respiratory rate 56/min, temperature of 104.3 °F and pulse rate- 98/min. Haematological examination revealed anaemia with low RBC count and haemoglobin value. On the basis of clinical signs and laboratory findings, the case was diagnosed as a congenital goitre. The kid was treated with an antibiotic (Cefriaxone @ 10 mg/kg B. Wt. IM for 3 days), an anti-inflammatory drug (injection Melonex 0.2 mL IM), and oral haematinic (RBC Rakkt @ 2.5 mL twice a day for 15days). Lugol’s iodine was given at a dose rate of 5 drops orally for 90 days. This case highlights the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of congenital goitre in neonatal goats, emphasising the importance of iodine supplementation in preventing the condition.