The Indian Cow: The Scientific and Economic Journal
Open Access
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Bronchopneumonia in indigenous Cattle: A pathological study

  • Author:
  • D Sharma1, H Dadhich1, AP Singh2, GD Sharma1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 61 to 63

1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner - 334 001 (Rajasthan)

2Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner - 334 001 (Rajasthan)

Abstract

Bronchopneumonia in Indigenous cow was investigated in 1804 examined carcasses. Out of 768 cases showing sign, only 9.89% were found to affected with bronchopneumonia on histopathology. The stained smear revealed the presence of Corynebacterium spp. as possible causative agent.