Bath G F, Wentzel D, van Tonder E M
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1979 Dec;50(4):237-9.
An outbreak of goitre and hypothyroidism in newborn Angora kids is described. the does had been grazing on lucerne from the time of mating and received a free-choice lick, which included iodine. Investigations revealed that the condition was iodine-responsive, and was probably caused by a goitrogen like thiocyanate.
本文描述了安哥拉新生羔羊甲状腺肿和甲状腺功能减退的一次爆发。母羊从配种时开始就一直以苜蓿为食,并可自由舔舐含有碘的舔盐块。调查显示,这种情况对碘有反应,可能是由硫氰酸盐等致甲状腺肿物质引起的。