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Archive Case #147: Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis

Goat veterinary case - Medium - July 28, 2026

Clinical Clues

  1. A goat develops fever, coughing, and increased respiratory effort after abrupt bad weather.
  2. The owner reports the group was recently transported and mixed with unfamiliar animals.
  3. Auscultation reveals harsh cranioventral lung sounds.
  4. The goat is depressed and has a mucopurulent nasal discharge.
  5. The pattern is one of bacterial bronchopneumonia in a stressed small ruminant.
  6. Pasteurellosis is a common cause of acute respiratory disease outbreaks in goats.

Diagnosis

Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis

This case is most consistent with Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis because the goat has stress-associated bacterial bronchopneumonia with cranioventral lung involvement. The most important clues are the recent transport stress and respiratory findings, which make a parasitic pneumonia less likely.

Learning review

Review the case evidence

Use the paired clues to explain how the evidence in this goat case supports the provided diagnosis, Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis, then compare your reasoning with the case explanation.

Evidence checkpoints

Clues 1-2

  1. Clue 1: A goat develops fever, coughing, and increased respiratory effort after abrupt bad weather.
  2. Clue 2: The owner reports the group was recently transported and mixed with unfamiliar animals.

Clues 3-4

  1. Clue 3: Auscultation reveals harsh cranioventral lung sounds.
  2. Clue 4: The goat is depressed and has a mucopurulent nasal discharge.

Clues 5-6

  1. Clue 5: The pattern is one of bacterial bronchopneumonia in a stressed small ruminant.
  2. Clue 6: Pasteurellosis is a common cause of acute respiratory disease outbreaks in goats.

Self-review prompts

  1. After clues 1-2, what evidence from this goat case shaped your initial interpretation?
  2. When you compare clues 3-4 with clues 1-2, what changed in your reasoning about Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis?
  3. How do clues 5-6 align with the case explanation for Caprine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis?

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