Gross and Histopathology of Goats Feeding on Opuntia stricta in Laikipia County, Kenya

Figure 9

(a) Abomasitis showing severe inflammation characterized by swollen folds with edema, abscesses (red arrows), Opuntia stricta seeds lodged between folds (yellow arrow), and numerous thorns and spines (green arrows) of a goat that had consumed Opuntia stricta. (b) Abomasum of a goat that had not consumed Opuntia stricta showing clean fundus, corpus, and pyloric areas, free of thorns and spines.

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