Sudden death by allotriophagy and Haemonchosis in a goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) of Córdoba department, Colombia

We report the case of a domestic goat of the Alpine race, whole male, about 6 years old, which was attended by the animal pathology service of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the University of Cordoba. The anamnesis indicates that the animal was found dead in the sheepfold in the morning, with no reports of traumas or illness on the part of the operator, so he was transferred to the necropsy room of the area of animal pathology. The external examination of the corpse showed: poor body condition, hirsute coat, pale mucosa and marked abdominal distention. Necropsy revealed anemia (pallor in the ocular and buccal mucosa, as well as in muscles and in the shortage of subcutaneous adipose tissue), hydrothorax and hydroperitoneum were found, pre-stomachs were enlarged with the presence of gas and solid material. When the rumen was dissected, large quantities of plastic bags were found, as well as a large quantity of mango seeds (Mangifera spp). When the abomasum was dissected, the erythematous and edematized abomasal mucosa was detected in the presence of large numbers of red parasites Haemonchus contortus type. Adult parasites and fecal material were collected from the rectal ampulla and sent to the parasitology laboratory of The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the University of Córdoba for classification. The definitive diagnoses of the cadaver were marked anemia, parasitic abomasitis caused by Hemoncosis (Haemonchus contortus), ruminal overload by allotrophagy (plasticphagy), these being the probable causes of death of the animal.