Table 1 Geographical, clinical and vaccination data of domestic goat farms (n = 10) and captive wild goat herds (n = 7) investigated in this study

Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)

(No. 275)

Natural reserves

Barzan

01/15; 05/15; 06/15

22

–

6 (27.3)

5 (22.7)

Paralysis of leg, fever, depression, sudden death.

Mergasor

02/15

6

–

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

Depression, mucopurulent nasal discharge sudden death.

Small zoo

Erbil

07/16

19

–

3 (15.8)

2 (10.5)

Erosive stomatitis, mucopurulent nasal discharge, conjunctivitis.

Herd^a

Shaqlawa

11/16

218

–

104 (47.7)

21 (9.6)

Fever, diarrhea, mucopurulent nasal discharge, congestion of conjunctiva conjunctivitis, erosive stomatitis.

Herd

Qushtapa

17/16

10

–

3 (30)

1 (10)

Fever, diarrhea, depression, mucopurulent nasal discharge.

Domestic goat (local breed)

(No. 3254)

Farm

Erbil

03/16

189

–

50 (26.5)

26 (13.8)

Fever, watery diarrhea, congestion of conjunctiva, anorexia.

Barzan

04/16

103

–

20 (19.4)

13 (12.6)

Erosive stomatitis Paralysis of leg, fever, anorexia.

Kalfan

08/16

208

+

74 (35.6)

17 (8.2)

Pyrexia, putrid odor to the breath, erosive stomatitis, mucopurulent nasal discharge.

Shaqlawa

09/16

214

+

51 (23.4)

3 (1.4)

Diarrhea, anorexia, erosive stomatitis.

Erbil

10/16

73

–

38 (52.1)

15 (20.5)

Pyrexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge, depression, pneumonia, abortion.

Shaqlawa

12/16

233

–

107 (45.9)

31 (13.3)

Erosive stomatitis, mucopurulent nasal discharge, abortion, lameness.

Erbil

13/16

31

–

26 (83.9)

9 (29)

Conjunctivitis, lameness, anorexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge.

Ghoman

14/16

677

+

144 (21.3)

75 (11.7)

Pyrexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge, depression, anorexia, ocular discharge, erosive stomatitis, lameness, frothy saliva.

Barzan

15/16

1041

–

207 (19.9)

89 (8.5)

Pyrexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge, erosive stomatitis, conjunctivitis.

Barzan

16/16

485

–

133 (27.4)

53 (10.9)

Pyrexia, mucopurulent nasal discharge, depression, pneumonia, abortion.