A study of pulmonary lesions identified in sheep and goat carcasses in Trinidad and Tobago in 2018
In. Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies. 2020 National Health Research Conference: Advancing Health Research in Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Sapin, Caribbean Medical Journal, November 19, 2020. .
Non-conventional
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: biblio-1362268
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TT5
ABSTRACT
The small ruminant industry has been identified by Caribbean governments as key to agricultural development and food security. ⢠The economic impact of these prolific species is significant to farmers both locally and regionally, given its contribution to foreign exchange, employment generation and poverty alleviation ⢠Recognizing disease is critical for a small ruminant based economy to possess both sustainability and viability. Understanding ways to accurately identify, prevent, cure and control disease is necessary to improve the economic status of this industry. ⢠Post mortem evaluation is a useful diagnostic tool as it can reliably confirm, refute or augment ante-mortem diagnoses. ⢠Respiratory disease is of particular importance as it is commonly encountered in small ruminant flocks, affecting groups or individuals of any breed, age and sex. More often than not, it involves a combination of infectious and non-infectious aetiologies. An interstitial, bronchinterstital or bronchopneumonia may develop which is largely dependent upon the causative agent.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Trinidad and Tobago
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Goats
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Sheep
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document type:
Non-conventional
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries/TT
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The University of the West Indies/TT