EPIDERMAL WOUND HEALING IN PREPUBERTAL WEST AFRICAN DWARF (WAD) GOATS

Abstract

Abstract

There is dearth of information and data on wound healing assessment in prepubertal goats. Epidermal wounds were created on the trunk of all the goats. Each wound was measured daily using the length of the mid-horizontal and mid-vertical sides of the wound with the aid of a vernier’scalliper.Blood was collected by jugular venipuncture using a sterile needle and syringe both for hematology and serum analyses using haematocrit and phot electric methods respectively. The wound contraction was significant on day 5 when compared with day 0, also significant on day 7 when compared with day 3 (p<0.05). It was observed that the wound healed on day 7. There was no remarkable difference in the blood and chemistry parameters as all fell within range for the specie. The consistency of epithelial response in the prepubertal goat demonstrates the ability of the epidermis for early re-epithelialization and proliferative activity just to ensure prompt healing.