Bacteriological and pathological studies on respiratory infections among slaughtered cows and buffaloes in Ismailia governorate [Egypt}
Abstract: Bacteriological and pathological examinations were carried out on 500 animals (336 cows and 164 buffaloes) slaughtered in two abattoirs ed from lungs and bronchial lymph nodes. The bacteriological examina-tions revealed the infection of 65 cows (19.34%) and 31 buffaloes (18.90) with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptcoccus pneumoniae, Coryne-bacterium bovis, E. coli Bacillus species pseudomonas aerginosa and mixed infection. The most predominant organism was staph. aureus with percentage of 8.03% in cows and 7.92% in buffaloes in relation to the total examines cases.

Cattarrhal bronchopneumonia was the characterstic feature of Staph. aureus infection in Corynebacterium bovis infection the histo-pathological changes refered to chronic proliferative stromal pneumonia. In pseudomonase aeruginosa infection, the examined lungs showed giant cell pneumonia. Other bacterial lung infections showed varied degrees of pneumonia. The examined lymph nodes revealed lymphoid depletion and oedema. Pathological lesions were similar in cows and buffaloes .
Publication year 2001
Pages 1581 -1594
Availability location مكتبة معهد بحوث صحة الحيوان 7 ش نادى الصيد- الدقى0
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Organization Name
City القاهرة
serial title المجلة المصرية للبحوث الزراعية
Department Bacteriology
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Animal diseases
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Bacteria. Cows. Pathology. Respiratory diseases. Slaughtering. Water buffaloes.
Proposed Agrovoc bacteriological studies;
Publication Type Journal
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