Research Article
Gross and Histopathology of Goats Feeding on Opuntia stricta in Laikipia County, Kenya
Table 2
External lesions observed on goats that had eaten Opuntia stricta in Laikipia North sub-County.
| External lesion on goat that had eaten Opuntia stricta | Number of goats examined | Percent of goats with the lesion |
| Dermatitis (face, body trunk, and legs) | 18 | 100.0 | Otitis externa involving all ear lobes | 18 | 100.0 | Blepharitis | 18 | 100.0 | Cheilitis involving both the lips | 18 | 100.0 | Ulcerative cheilitis on the lips | 17 | 94.4 | Lymphadenopathy (parotid and prescapular lymph nodes) | 5 | 27.8 | Bilateral cataracts and blindness | 4 | 22.2 | Abscesses (face, body trunk, and legs) | 4 | 22.2 | Cataracts on one eye and blindness | 3 | 16.7 | Lymphadenopathy (precrural lymph nodes) | 2 | 11.1 |
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