Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue: 2

Aetiopathology of naturally occurring pneumonia in rabbits in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Rinku Sharma1,2, V. K. Gupta2,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Dec 1, 2005
  • Page Number: 106 to 108

1Division of Pathology, IVRI, Izatnagar-243 122 (U.P.);

2Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal SciencesCSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author

Abstract

Pneumonia among rabbits was encountered in 46 of the 59 natural mortalities examined. Pathomorphological findings revealed acute interstitial pneumonia in 23, bronchopneumonia in 16 and focal suppurative pneumonia in 7 cases. The bacterial aetiology associated with different types of pneumonia included Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Corynebacterium spp., E. coli, Moraxella spp., Shigella spp., Micrococcus spp., Proteus spp. and mixed infection of E.coli with S. aureus, Aeromonas spp. with S. aureus and Streptococcus spp. with Shigella spp.

Keywords

Bacterial aetiology, Natural cases, Pathology, Pneumonia, Rabbits