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Etiology of acute pneumonia syndrome in beef cattle in Lima [Etiología del síndrome neumónico agudo en vacunos de engorde en Lima]
Etiology of acute pneumonia syndrome in beef cattle in Lima [Etiología del síndrome neumónico agudo en vacunos de engorde en Lima]
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2000
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Zanabria V.
Rivera H.G.
Rosadio R.A.
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
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Clinical-, serological and pathological examinations were conducted on twenty feedlot cattle with acute pneumonia from the Department ofLima, in order to determine the etiology ofthe disease. Prior to sacrifice ali the animals were monitored for clinical signs and sera samples taken for serological testing. At postmortem, ali affected lungs were examined grossly and pathological samples were taken to identify viral agents by direct immunoflourescence and/or bacteriological isolation, as well as for histopathological studies.
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Los autores expresan su reconocimiento a los señores ganaderos de Lurin y Pachacamac que facilitaron los animales utilizados en el estudio. Además agradecemos a las Dras. Sonia Calle y Laura Urteaga por las facilidades del Laboratorio de Bacteriología, FMV-UNMSM. El estudio se ejecutó gracias a la financiación obtenida por el Consejo de Ciencias y Tecnología(CONCYTEC) y al Intemational Foundation for Science (IFS) proyecto B/1640-2.
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Pasteurella,
Acute pneumonia