Research Article
Gross and Histopathology of Goats Feeding on Opuntia stricta in Laikipia County, Kenya
Table 3
Gross lesions in the internal organs of goats that had eaten Opuntia stricta in Laikipia North sub-County.
| Type and location of gross lesions | Number of goats with the lesions | Percent of goats with lesions |
| Gingivitis and stomatitis | 18 | 100.0 | Abomasitis | 18 | 100.0 | Ulcerative stomatitis | 17 | 94.4 | Ulcerative glossitis | 15 | 83.3 | Reduced ruminal, reticular, and omasal papillae | 13 | 72.2 | Oligodontia and worn out teeth | 8 | 44.4 | Atrophied wall and reddish fluid in the small and large intestines | 6 | 33.3 | Liver abscesses | 5 | 27.8 | Kidneys abscesses | 2 | 11.1 | Duodenitis | 1 | 5.6 | Esophagitis | 1 | 5.6 | Abscesses in the lungs, abdominal cavity, thoracic cavity, and ventral side of vertebral column | 1 | 5.6 | Thorns and spines in the subcutaneous tissues and muscles causing myositis | 1 | 5.6 |
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