Cretinism in Angora goats.
An outbreak of goitre and hypothyroidism in newborn Angora kids is described. the does had been grazing on lucerne from the time of mating and received a free-choice lick, which included iodine. Investigations revealed that the condition was iodine-responsive, and was probably caused by a goitrogen like thiocyanate.
D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006041:Goats; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013019:South Africa; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes