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Preferred term

Pneumonia of Calves, Enzootic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Chronic endemic respiratory disease of dairy calves and an important component of bovine respiratory disease complex. It primarily affects calves up to six months of age and the etiology is multifactorial. Stress plus a primary viral infection is followed by a secondary bacterial infection. The latter is most commonly associated with PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA producing a purulent BRONCHOPNEUMONIA. Sometimes present are MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; HAEMOPHILUS SOMNUS and mycoplasma species.

Entry terms

  • Enzootic Calf Pneumonia
  • Enzootic Pneumonia of Calves

In other languages

  • French

  • BPE (Broncho-Pneumonie Enzootique)
  • Broncho-pneumonie enzootique
  • Bronchopneumonie enzootique
  • Pneumonie enzootique du veau

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D45T3C12-Z

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