Microbiolgical studies on lung infection in calves at Behera abattoir [electronic resource].

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The study was carried for bacteriologtcal and mycological examination of pneumonic lungs of calves from 6-20 month old slaughtered at Behera Abattoir. The examined lungs were collected from a total number of 36 calves. The gross lesions of the affected lungs were recorded followed by collection of tissue specimens. All collected samples were inocaulted directly onto different media for isolation of bacteria and fungi. Results obtained showed that the bacteria isolated as single pathogen were staphylococcus aurus at rate of 22.2% followed by klebsiella pneumonia at rate 19.4%. Esherichia coli at rate 11.9% and sireptococcus pneumonia at rate 11.1% Each ofpasteurella heamolytica. and salmonella typhimurium isolated at rate 2.8%.

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