Pasteurella haemolytica serotypes from pneumonic goat lungs

Authors: Midwinter AC, Clarke JK, Alley MR
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 34, Issue 3, pp 35-36, Mar 1986
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Pneumonia/pleurisy, Respiratory system
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: The significance of Pasteurella haemolytica as a pathogen of cattle and sheep is well established. However, less attention has been paid to its role as a pathogen of goats and this limited work relates mainly to tropical countries. The lack of information on this topic and the increase in economic importance of goats in New Zealand led us to undertake a preliminary survey to find which of the 15 serotypes of P. haemolytica are commonly isolated from pneumonic goats in this country. Isolates of P haemolytica derived from the lungs of goats with acute pneumonia were provided by several regional Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Animal Health Laboratories, whose co-operation is gratefully acknowledged. A total of 11 isolates were received and…

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