A 2-years-old Jersey breed cow showed severe respiratory distress and prolonged lateral recumbency about 1 week after parturition. The cow was regularly vaccinated against the main respiratory pathogens and was given a calcium salt solution per os shortly after calving in order to prevent milk...

In young cattle, bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a major cause of death and Mannheimia haemolytica is a frequent pathogen. Knowledge of fatal BRD in adult cattle is more limited. We assessed the importance of infectious BRD as a cause of death in adult cattle and determined the associated...

A 5-month-old Holstein downer calf was presented, and bovine viral diarrhea virus was detected in the feces and the cerebrospinal fluid. Combined treatment of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) administration and standing rehabilitation had been performed for two months, and the calf could...

Lung aspiration disorders in bovines are invariably diagnosed as infectious aspiration pneumonias. There is a distinct differentiation between aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis in humans that can be applied to bovines. The nature and quantity of the aspirate can result in differing...

The respiratory system diseases of calves are important causes of calves losses, especially after the period of weaning. The most common respiratory system diseases in the newborn calves; postnatal hypoxia-hypercapnia pulmonary hypertension, aspiration pneumonia, bacterial and viral pneumonia....

Background: Congenital heart diseases are occasionally encountered in the bovine species. Ventricular septal defects (VSD) and atrial septal defects (ASD) are reported to be the most common; however, a vast collection have been reported [1, 2]. Congenital heart diseases is thought to represent less ...

A Japanese black cow aborted at the age of 270 days in October 2019. Necropsy showed edema and fibrin exudation in the thoracic cavity and white spotting in the liver. In the bacteriological examination, Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin (S. enterica Dublin) was isolated from the major fetal...

Inhalation pneumonia may result from inhalation of rumen contents following hypocalcaemia, especially if the cow becomes cast, and after the faulty administration of drenches. Affected cows show fever, marked thoracic pain, congested mucous membranes, and halitosis. Auscultation of the chest...

Adenoviruses cause a range of major diseases across many diverse animal species including ruminants. They are classified into six genera in the family Adenoviridae. In deer species, two adenoviruses are currently recognized: deer adenovirus 1 in the Atadenovirus genus, and deer adenovirus 2 in the ...

Megaesophagus is atony and dilatation of the esophagus that is usually congenitally but acquired cases also happen. Salivation, regurgitation, aspiration pneumonia, and esophagitis are complications of the megaesophagus. Megaesophagus has been reported in various animals including horses, cows,...