The European Union legislation prescribes that generalised cases of septicaemia must be condemned at meat inspection. In Denmark, bovine carcasses with lesions indicating septicaemia are subjected to an additional investigation to elucidate whether findings reflect a generalised or local condition. ...

During the 7th month of gestation, a cow developed fever and delivered a stilborn calf. It had loose faeces, inadequate uterine involution, and malodorous vaginal discharge. Despite antibiotic therapy, 2 weeks after parturition, the condition of the cow deteriorated and it was killed. PM...

More than 20 million animals (1 300 000 cattle, 241 420 calves, >18 000 000 pigs, 23 096 sheep, and >37 000 horses) were slaughtered in Poland during the year 2000. Pre- and post-slaughter examinations during that year revealed pathological lesions in 46% of the carcasses (25.14% in cattle, 3.84%...

Over 18 million animals, about 1.5 million adult cattle, 192 373 calves, >15 000 sheep, >16 million pigs and more than 25 000 horses were slaughtered in Poland in 1997. During pre- and post-slaughter examinations in that year, lesions were found in 40% of the carcasses: in 20.50% of the cattle,...

In the 12 months ending in September 1986, 1219 bovine carcasses (0.37% of total inspected) were condemned. Condemnations were due to oedema and emaciation (29.6%), Taenia saginata (18%), bull oedema (14.6%), septicaemia/toxaemia/pyaemia (12.8%), sarcocystosis (12%), or icterus (8.8%). 12.9% of all ...

Using seven phages of the 42D group, and six of the 29 group, S. was able to type 93.3% of 1, 016 strains of staphylococci isolated from bovine milk samples, a much higher percentage than has been attained in former work. Of these, 83.8% were susceptible to 42D group phages, and 9.5% to 29 group...

Streptococcal endocarditis was experimentally induced in three pregnant cows by reheated injections of Str. uberis. Up to the time of calving the animals showed no clinical symptoms of the disease. After calving two of the cows exhibited deterioration of general health, purulent endometritis, and...

It is claimed that, in cows which are affected with swollen hock joints as a sequel of puerperal pyaemia, a painful point in the skin may be detected near the caudal end of the lateral sacral crest. Injection of procaine or a similar anaesthetic agent at this point is followed one to three days...

The Solomon Islands are relatively free from disease. The cattle population of 22 500 is free from the major diseases, though there is clinical and serological evidence of a mucosal disease-like syndrome, and serological evidence of Campylobacter fetus, Leptospira pomona and IBR IPV virus...