BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY ON PNEUMONIC LUNGS OF SLAUGHTERED CATTLE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MYCOBACTERIA

Authors

1 Fac. Vet. Med. Cairo Univ

2 Vet. Serum and Vacc. Res. Inst. Abbassia

3 Animal Health Res. Inst.

Abstract

Pneumonia is a complex syndrome which is common to a number of diseases (Trigo et al., 1982). It is one of the outstanding problems threaten the animal wealth beside the expected economic losses due to total or partial condemnation of affected animals at slaughter during abattoir inspection. Tuberculosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases of man and animals (Thoen, 1988). The direct relationship of the disease between animal and man rendered tuberculosis in the first rank among the respiratory disorders. The current study was planned to throw light on the respiratory disorders of cattle with their expected causative agents and its reflection on the quality of meat.

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