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Vegetative valvular endocarditis in a calf: a clinical report |
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Lawan Adamu1,4, Faez Firdaus Jesse*1,2, Abdinasir
Yusuf Osman1, Jasni Sabri3, Mohd Jefri Norsidin1,
Mohammad Zamri-Saad2, Abdul Wahid Haron1,2
and Abdul Aziz Saharee1
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1Department
of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, 2Ruminant
Research Centre, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor,
Malaysia, 3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University
Malaysia, Kelantan, 4Department of Veterinary Medicine,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB1069, Borno
State, Nigeria
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Abstract |
A one month old male Brangus calf with a history of navel ill was
referred to the veterinary hospital at University Putra-Malaysia. The
calf was pyrexic, dull and depressed with increased respiratory and
heart rates. The calf did not respond to the treatment and died.
Grossly, the carcass was emaciated and pale. Post-mortem examination
revealed oedematous lungs with frothy tracheal exudates, congested
kidneys and cauliflower like lesions on both valves of the heart.
Histopathologically, necrosis and haemorrhage were observed in the
cardiac valves with infiltrations of bacterial colonies.
Degeneration and necrosis of many renal tubular cells with evidence of
detachment of these cells into the tubular lumen and
septic emboli were also seen.
In the brain, there were neuronal degeneration, necrosis and
vascular injection of small vessels.
All findings confirmed the diagnosis of septicemic and vegetative
valvular endocarditis squeal to navel ill caused by
E. coli infection.
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Keywords:
Calf; navel ill; cauliflower valve; septicaemia; brain;
E. coli |
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To cite this article:
Adamu L, FF Jesse, AY Osman, J Sabri, MJ Norsidin, M Zamri-Saad, AW
Haron
and AA Saharee,
2014.
Vegetative valvular endocarditis in a calf: a clinical report.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(1), 1-4. |
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