Diagnosis of white muscle disease in two goat kids: combining pathological evaluation with ICP-MS based trace element analysis

Okulmus Ç., Guner E., Karaboga M., Turan D.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.72, sa.4, ss.537-541, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.33988/auvfd.1674715
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.537-541
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Goat kids, Histopathology, Nutritional myopathy, Selenium deficiency, Trace element analysis
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

White muscle disease, commonly observed in young ruminants, is a myopathy caused by selenium (Se)/vitamin E deficiency. In this case, white muscle disease was diagnosed in two goat kids following multiple kid mortalities in a hair goat herd in the G & ouml;rdes district of Manisa province. The disease was diagnosed based on the farmer's anamnesis, detailed pathological examination, and measurement of Se concentrations in blood and tissue samples using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). In addition to the clinical and pathological findings, the diagnosis of white muscle disease was further supported by the detection of markedly low Se concentrations in the blood, liver, and muscle tissues of the kids. This case report highlights the importance of trace element analysis in the differential diagnosis of white muscle disease from other myopathies in small ruminants.