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M M Chengappa

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PubMed1989

Efficacy of a live Pasteurella multocida vaccine for the prevention of experimentally induced bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis.

Seventeen Holstein-Friesian calves weighing an average of 139.8 +/- 13.5 (mean +/- standard deviation) kg were used in a study to determine the efficacy of a live vaccine containing of Pasteurella multocida A:3 and Pasteurella haemolytica A:1. Eleven calves received the vaccine by intramuscular injection in the right shoulder, whereas six calves received vaccine diluent and served as non-vaccinated controls. Fourteen days following vaccination (Day 15) all calves were inoculated deep intranasally with 3.6 X 10(7) TCID50 bovine herpes virus-1. On Day 16, calves were stressed by transports, and on Day 17 calves were challenged intratracheally with P. multocida A:3. On Day 22 calves were euthanized and necropsied, and tissues were collected for pathological and microbiological evaluations. Scores were assigned to each calf based on the severity of observed clinical signs. Macroscopic lung lesions were expressed as percentage of tissue involved relative to the total lung tissue of a calf. Plasma fibrinogen concentration, rectal temperature, serum antibody level, microscopic appearance of lung, and microbiologic results were also recorded for analyses. The control calves had significantly higher clinical-sign scores (P less than 0.05) and more severe gross lesions (P less than 0.05) than the vaccinated calves. Although the vaccinated calves had a slight increase of immunoglobulins M and G classes, the differences were not statistically significant (P greater than 0.05, P greater than 0.05). The results of the study indicate that the live Pasteurella vaccine is effective against experimental P. multocida infection in calves.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

Brucella suis biovar 3 infection in a Kentucky swine herd.

Sows from a large farrow-to-finish operation in western Kentucky had late-term abortions. Boars and breeding-age sows were tested serologically for brucellosis, and 83 of 125 were classified as reactors. No brucellae were isolated from the tissues of 6 unbred reactor sows, but Brucella suis biovar 3 was recovered from 5 aborted fetuses. Epidemiological studies failed to determine the source of the infection.

Abortion, Veterinary↗
PubMed1989

Fusobacterium necrophorum and Actinomyces pyogenes associated facial and mandibular abscesses in blue duiker.

Anaerobic and aerobic cultures of facial and mandibular abscesses were made from 12 blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola fusicolor) housed at the Deer and Duiker Research Facility of the Pennsylvania State University (USA). Increases in concentrations of total protein and serum globulin occurred in all cases. Actinomyces pyogenes was isolated from nine animals. Fusobacterium necrophorum was present in eight and Bacteroides sp. was found in seven animals; other genera of isolated bacteria included: Streptococcus (from two animals), Lactobacillus (one), Staphylococcus (one) and Actinomyces (two). Eight (67%) of affected animals were less than or equal to 2 yr of age. Facial soft tissues and mandibles were the tissues most often affected. Tissues within the oral cavity were not affected at the time of presentation. A common finding, not reported in other host species with necrobacillosis, was the presence of nondestructive mandibular proliferation.

Abscess↗
PubMed1989

Field trial of a live streptomycin dependent Pasteurella multocida serotype A:12 vaccine in rabbits.

A live, streptomycin dependent, Pasteurella multocida (SDPM) serotype A:12 vaccine was evaluated for preventing pasteurellosis in two commercial rabbitries. Rabbits were inoculated intranasally at 5 weeks old with either 0.25 ml of vaccine containing 10(8) colony forming units/ml or 0.25 ml of diluent (control). A proportion of rabbits received a second intranasal inoculation 1 month later. Partial protection against P. multocida infection was observed 1 and 2 months after inoculation in rabbits given only one dose of vaccine. The incidence of clinical signs of pasteurellosis was similar in vaccinated and nonvaccinated market-age rabbits inoculated 4 to 6 weeks previously. In does maintained in the breeding colony, P. multocida infection and upper respiratory disease occurred more frequently in vaccinated than nonvaccinated rabbits. Humoral antibody responses (IgA, IgM, IgG) followed longitudinally were similar in vaccinated and nonvaccinated does. Hence, the SDPM vaccine was not efficacious in controlling P. multocida infection at these two rabbitries.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

Atrophic rhinitis in New Zealand white rabbits infected with Pasteurella multocida.

Atrophic rhinitis was detected in New Zealand White rabbits when upper respiratory tract disease was evaluated during a vaccine field trial for the prevention of pasteurellosis. Of 52 adult rabbits euthanatized and necropsied, 26 (50%) had evidence of turbinate atrophy. Atrophy was detected in 77% of rabbits with Pasteurella multocida infection only, 71% of rabbits with concurrent P multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica infections, and 6% of rabbits with B bronchiseptica infection only. Grossly, turbinate atrophy was characterized by a mild to severe loss or diminution in the maxilloturbinates. Histologically, turbinate bones were small and irregular in thickness and had numerous osteoclasts and osteoblasts. A neutrophilic exudate filled the nasal passages, and infiltrates of neutrophils and lymphocytes were detected in the mucosa and submucosa of the nasal turbinates. Rhinitis was significantly (P less than 0.001) associated with turbinate atrophy. Isolates of P multocida from rabbits with turbinate atrophy were serotype A:12.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

Experimental induction of abdominal tympany, abomasitis, and abomasal ulceration by intraruminal inoculation of Clostridium perfringens type A in neonatal calves.

The etiologic role of Clostridum perfringens type A in the acute abdominal syndrome characterized by abomasal and rumen tympany, abomasitis, and abomasal ulceration was investigated in neonatal calves. Eight calves, 4 to 12 days old, were inoculated intraruminally with toxigenic C perfringens type A. Before and after C perfringens inoculation, blood samples were collected from all calves for blood gas and serum biochemical analysis and for determination of serum copper concentration; ruminal fluid was obtained for isolation of C perfringens. Calves were monitored daily for clinical signs of the syndrome and, depending on the severity of clinical signs, they were either euthanatized or redosed within 4 to 7 days. After necropsy, specimens obtained from the abomasum and rumen for macroscopic and microscopic examination and for anaerobic bacteriologic culture were processed in routine manner. Intraruminal inoculation of C perfringens type A into healthy calves induced anorexia, depression, bloat, diarrhea, and in some calves, death. Serum copper concentration was within normal range. Necropsy revealed variable degrees of abomasitis, petechial and ecchymotic hemorrhages, and ulcers (ranging from pinpoint to nearly perforate) in the abomasum. Seven of those calves also had multiple trichobezoars in the rumen. These necropsy findings were not seen in calves (controls) given distilled H2O only. In affected calves, acute abdominal syndrome was unrelated to copper deficiency, and C perfringens type A given intraruminally was able to induce clinical signs similar to those of the naturally acquired disease.

Abdomen, Acute↗
PubMed1988

Bacteriologic and histologic studies of hepatic abscesses in cattle.

Twenty-eight abscessed livers were collected from feedlot cattle at an abattoir; specimens were obtained from 49 abscesses for bacteriologic culture and for histologic examination. Cultural procedures included techniques to enumerate and isolate facultative and obligate anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria were isolated from all 49 abscesses, whereas facultative bacteria were isolated from only 22. Mean bacterial counts for anaerobic and facultative bacteria were 3 X 10(8) and 8 X 10(8) bacteria/g of purulent material, respectively. Fusobacterium necrophorum, the only anaerobe isolated, was detected in 100% of the abscesses. Fusobacterium necrophorum biotype A was isolated from 57% of the abscesses (in pure culture from 75%), and F necrophorum biotype B was isolated from 47% of the abscesses (from 96% with mixed infections). Corynebacterium pyogenes was the predominant facultative bacterium isolated. Histologic changes in abscesses were qualitatively similar; abscesses were pyogranulomatous, with a necrotic center surrounded by zones of inflammatory tissue. However, the severity of lesions varied, depending on the F necrophorum biotype involved. Portal triad fibrosis and bile-duct proliferation were most severe in biotype A and mixed biotype B infections and less severe in abscesses from which biotype B was isolated in pure culture.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Isolation of Clostridium perfringens from neonatal calves with ruminal and abomasal tympany, abomasitis, and abomasal ulceration.

Eight neonatal calves (2 to 21 days old) with suspected abomasal displacement or intestinal obstruction after acute onset of abdominal tympany, colic, depression, or death were referred to Kansas State University for clinical examination or for necropsy. Results of routine hematologic and serum chemical analyses did not reveal consistent changes. Necropsy revealed abomasal distention, with various degrees of abomasitis, hemorrhage, and ulceration, but did not reveal evidence of displaced abomasum or obstructed intestine. Specimens of ruminal contents collected via stomach tube or at necropsy and abomasal contents collected at necropsy were obtained for anaerobic bacteriologic culture. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from all specimens, and on the basis of toxin neutralization tests in mice, 7 were type A and one was type E. Copper concentrations in serum and tissues were within normal limits. It appeared that the acute abdominal syndrome in these neonatal calves was unrelated to copper deficiency, and that C perfringens, particularly type A, may have had an appreciable contributory role in its pathogenesis.

Abomasum↗
PubMed1987

Isolation of Actinobacillus suis from a Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

Blindness from conjunctivitis caused by Actinobacillus suis was found in a Canada goose (Branta canadensis) from a wildlife refuge in Kentucky. Lesions were not observed elsewhere and other body organs were grossly normal. Actinobacillus spp. in birds is rare and this is apparently the first report of conjunctivitis resulting from this infection in waterfowl.

Actinobacillus Infections↗
PubMed1987

Safety and efficacy of a streptomycin dependent live Pasteurella multocida vaccine in rabbits.

The safety of and protection provided by a streptomycin dependent live Pasteurella multocida (serotype 12:A) vaccine was evaluated in New Zealand white rabbits. The vaccine strain was isolated from two of twelve rabbits 24 hours after intranasal administration. Streptomycin independent P. multocida isolates were not recovered for 4 weeks after vaccination, indicating a lack of reversion to the wild type. Thirty days after a single intranasal administration of vaccine, eight rabbits were challenged with either P. multocida serotype 3:A or serotype 12:A. Eight non-vaccinated rabbits were challenged in the same manner. Vaccinated rabbits challenged with serotype 12:A had nasal infections for only 2 weeks following challenge. Vaccinated rabbits challenged with serotype 3:A developed chronic nasal infections but were protected from severe disease. Immunoglobulin A or G antibodies against P. multocida were not detected after vaccination in nasal lavages or sera using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. However, both antibodies increased following challenge with either serotype 3:A or serotype 12:A. These studies indicated that the streptomycin dependent pasteurella strain colonized rabbits briefly and was genetically stable in vivo. The results in challenged rabbits suggest that the vaccine provided protection against chronic infection by a homologous pasteurella serotype and protection against severe disease by a heterologous pasteurella serotype.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

Identification of type D Pasteurella multocida by counterimmunoelectrophoresis.

A counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) test was applied to serotype 35 isolates of type D Pasteurella multocida recovered from 32 cases of atrophic rhinitis (in swine) and 3 cases of snuffles (in rabbits). The CIE test was compared with the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) and acriflavine (AF) tests. Results of the CIE test correlated 100% with those of the IHA test whereas results of the AF test correlated 91.43% with those of the IHA test. The CIE test was rapid and simpler to perform compared with the IHA test and more sensitive than the AF test. Cross-reactions were not encountered with capsular antigens of P. multocida types A, B, and E in the CIE test. The CIE test was not found to be suitable for typing type A P. multocida strains.

Acriflavine↗
PubMed1985

Preliminary studies with a live streptomycin-dependent Pasteurella multocida and Pasteurella haemolytica vaccine for the prevention of bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis.

Twelve Pasteurella-free Holstein-Friesian calves were used in a study to test the efficacy of a live streptomycin-dependent Pasteurella multocida A:3 and streptomycin-dependent Pasteurella haemolytica A1 vaccine. The calves were inoculated intramuscularly twice at 14-day intervals with either the streptomycin-dependent vaccine, containing 1 X 10(6) colony forming units/mL P. multocida and 4 X 10(8) colony forming units/mL P. haemolytica, commercial bacterin, or phosphate buffered saline. Two weeks following the second vaccination, all calves were challenged by intranasal inoculation of 10(8) TCID50/4.0 mL infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus followed three days later by intratracheal injection with 2.3 X 10(7) colony forming units/mL of a 16 hour culture of P. multocida A:3 and 2.6 X 10(8) colony forming units/mL of an 8 hour culture of P. haemolytica A1. Seven days after challenge with Pasteurella, calves were killed for collection of tissues at necropsy. Each calf was given a score based on macroscopic and microscopic lesions. The scores for the calves receiving live vaccines were significantly lower (p less than 0.025) than those for the controls. Also, the calves receiving live vaccines had a significant (p less than 0.05) increase in the level of serum antibody to P. haemolytica. The results of this preliminary study showed that the streptomycin-dependent vaccine offered better protection than the commercial bacterin against a virulent homologous challenge.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Field-trial evaluation of a Pasteurella vaccine in preconditioned and nonpreconditioned lightweight calves.

A field-trial evaluation confirmed the efficacy of a pasteurella vaccine as a means of preventing bovine pneumonia. The vaccine was comprised of streptomycin-dependent Pasteurella multocida (type A:3) and Pasteurella haemolytica (type 1). Vaccinal efficacy was defined in terms of greater body weight gains, less severe clinical signs of pneumonia, and smaller death rates as compared with the same factors in nonvaccinated calves. During the 50-day trial, vaccinated calves gained weight faster than did nonvaccinated calves (P = 0.05). Economic advantage was not found for administering a booster dose of the vaccine (P = 0.25). Nonpreconditioned nonvaccinated calves made greater dollar profits than did preconditioned nonvaccinated calves (P = 0.16). A comparison of all preconditioned calves with all nonpreconditioned calves revealed that illness and death losses were less in the preconditioned calves (P = 0.07). An evaluation of the cost vs benefit factors revealed significant advantages for administering 1 dose of vaccine of $19.08 for a preconditioned calf (P = 0.006) and of $11.39 for a nonpreconditioned calf (P = 0.05). The data indicated that there was no economic advantage for preconditioning and that the greatest economic gain was made by the vaccinated nonpreconditioned calves.

Animals↗
PubMed1984

Isolation and identification of yeasts and yeastlike organisms from clinical veterinary sources.

A total of 229 isolates of yeasts and yeastlike organisms recovered from a variety of clinical specimens were identified by using the API 20C microsystem in conjunction with morphological characteristics and urea hydrolysis. Of the 229, 218 (95.1%) were from bovine, porcine, canine, and equine species and the remaining 11 (4.9%) were from feline and avian species. The gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts were the major sources of yeasts and yeastlike organisms, representing 60 (26.2%) and 28 (12.2%) isolates, respectively.

Animal Diseases↗
PubMed1984

Comparison of indirect hemagglutination and rapid plate agglutination tests with counterimmunoelectrophoresis for typing Pasteurella haemolytica.

A rapid, simple, and accurate counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) technique was developed and compared with the indirect hemagglutination and rapid plate agglutination techniques for serotyping cultures of Pasteurella haemolytica. The CIE test had 100% correlation with the conventional indirect hemagglutination test and, after serum absorption, correctly identified cultures representing the 12 established serotypes and 49 field isolates of P. haemolytica with reasonable rapidity. Cross-reactions were observed in the CIE and rapid plate agglutination tests but not in the indirect hemagglutination test with antisera prepared from the 12 established serotypes. These cross-reactions were eliminated from the CIE test but not from the rapid plate agglutination test by absorption of antisera with cells which possessed the cross-reacting antigens. Avian isolates of P. haemolytica did not type with antisera to the 12 established serotypes by any of the methods. Both homologous and heterologous reactions were observed with these strains in the rapid plate agglutination and CIE tests with antisera prepared from six selected cultures. These results support the previous finding that the taxonomic relationship of these avian strains to P. haemolytica is questionable.

Agglutination Tests↗
PubMed1984

Isolation and characterization of nutritionally variant streptococci from animal sources.

Ten nutritionally variant streptococci were recovered from clinical specimens submitted to the Kansas State University Veterinary Clinical Bacteriology laboratory over a 4-year period. Isolates were recognized visually on primary blood agar plates by their satellite growth around a previously overlaid Staphylococcus aureus culture. All isolates grew within 24 hours in Todd-Hewitt and heart infusion broths supplemented with 5% bovine fetal serum and 5% S aureus filtrate. They also grew anaerobically in supplemented broths within 48 hours. However, isolates did not grow aerobically or anaerobically in the absence of supplements up to a 7-day postinoculation period. As determined by the standard Kirby-Bauer technique, the isolates were highly susceptible to antimicrobial agents commonly recommended in veterinary medicine. The isolates did not react with the corresponding Lancefield group-specific antisera, as tested by the capillary precipitin test.

Anaerobiosis↗