Attention! This is a potentially life-threatening condition for your goat. Time is of the essence, contact your veterinarian immediately.
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia
Goats Have An Approximately 87% Chance Of Recovery With Prompt Treatment
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a severe, acute, and highly contagious respiratory disease of goats caused by infection with Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae. It is prevalent in many countries of Africa and Asia. The disease affects goats of all ages. Infected goats usually die within 2 to 10 days after the appearance of clinical signs.
Goats with CCPP often have an accelerated respiratory rate and frequently coughing. In the advanced stages, the animal is unable to move, and stands base wide with their neck extended.
Incubation period
The incubation period for CCPP is 6 to 10 days or more.
Gross lesions
The gross lesions of the disease are typically limited to the thoracic cavity and characterized by fibrinous pleuropneumonia, lung hepatization, and accumulation of pleural fluid. Often, the pneumonia may be unilateral.
Attention! This is a potentially life-threatening condition for your goat. Time is of the essence, contact your veterinarian immediately.