Goats are susceptible to a variety of respiratory illnesses. Lungworms
primarily affect young goats with severe parasitic bronchitis. Coughing, dyspnoea,
nasal discharge, weight loss, lethargy, and occasionally fever are some of the
symptoms that may be present in animals infected with lungworms. This chapter will
deal with parasitic cestodes, nematodes, and arthropods affecting the goats' respiratory
systems. Here, parasites have been described according to the region of the respiratory
system they affect. Parasitic nematodes such as Dictyocaulus and Protostrongylus
commonly infect the trachea and bronchi, Muellerius spp. and metacestode stages of
Echinococcus granulosus infest the lung parenchyma, while larvae of the dipteran fly
Oestrus ovis infest the nasal passages. The symptoms of pulmonary parasitic diseases
can be made worse by secondary bacterial or viral infections, which can lead to
bronchitis, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia.
Keywords: False gid, Lungworm, Pulmonary hydatidosis, Verminous pneumonia.