Spontaneous lesions in the thyroid of sheep and goats in Iran.
A slaughterhouse survey conducted in Ahwaz (Iran) revealed higher incidence of pathological lesions in the thyroid glands of goats (6.54%) than in sheep (2.8%). Goitre was found in 4.99% and 1.96% of slaughtered goats and sheep, respectively. However, ultimobranchial body cysts were present three times more in sheep than in goats.
Saiyari
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School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran.
Mandavi
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Mayahi
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Sharma
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D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006041:Goats; D007492:Iran; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*