Original scientific paper
Non Invasive (CT) Investigation of the Lung in Bordetella bronchiseptica Infected Pig
Roland Pósa
; Kaposvár University, Faculty of Animal Science, Guba Sándor street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Melinda Kovács
; Kaposvár University, Faculty of Animal Science, Guba Sándor street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Tamás Donkó
; Kaposvár University, Faculty of Animal Science, Guba Sándor street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Imre Repa
; Kaposvár University, Faculty of Animal Science, Guba Sándor street 40, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Tibor Magyar
; Veterinary Medical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária boulevard 21, 1143 Budapest, Hungary
Abstract
Bordetella bronchiseptica produced pneumonia was studied in young piglets. At the beginning of the experiment, 30 artificially reared 3-day-old piglets were divided into two groups: group A – uninfected piglets, control group (n=10) and group B – piglets infected with B bronchiseptica, experimental group (n=20). The B. bronchiseptica infection (106 CFU/ml) was performed on day 4. In Group B, clinical signs including mild serous nasal discharge, sneezing, panting, and hoarseness appeared from day 4. Computed tomography (CT) performed on day 16 demonstrated lung lesions attributable to colonisation by B. bronchiseptica in the infected pigs. The gross pathological findings confirmed the results obtained by CT.
Keywords
Bordetella bronchiseptica; Porcine respiratory disease complex; Computed tomography
Hrčak ID:
72116
URI
Publication date:
4.10.2011.
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