(a) Goat with pregnancy toxemia “good body condition’, depression and dullness but in standing position, (b) Depressed pregnancy toxemic goats in sternal recumbence, (c) Goat with recumbence and nervous manifestation “deviation of head and neck”, (d) Comatosed goat.

(a) Recumbent dehydrated pregnancy toxemic goat, (b) notice sunken eye, (c) the disease developed rapidly and animal was slaughtered and found 3 alive kids but death occurred within 10 minutes.

Effect of pregnancy toxemia on the serum levels of glucose mg/dl, insulin IU/l, urea mg/dl, creatinine mg/dl and BHB mmol/l in goats.Note: ** Significant at p <0.01and *** Significant at p < 0.001. 

Effect of pregnancy toxemia on the serum levels of ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, cortisol, T3, T4 and growth hormones in goats.Note:* Significant at p < 0.05; ** Significant at p <0.01 and *** Significant at p < 0.001. 

Ultrasonography image of normal liver appeared as homogenous hypo-echogenic structure (a) and that of pregnancy toxemic goat (b), notice the increased echogenicity of the liver “arrow” and faint appearance of hepatic vasculature. 

Gross photographs showing (a) pale, friable and enlarged liver, (b) photomicrograph of the liver showing fatty change,(lipidosis) in hepatocytes. H&E x 200.