CAHFS now offers two new assays: Avian metapneumovirus ELISA (serotype A, B or C) and Avian metapneumovirus rt PCR type A
Avian: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septicemia resulted in increased mortality in a flock of 52 and 65-week-old layer hens. Quail bronchitis adenovirus infection was the cause of increased mortality in a group of 8-month-old quail
Bovine: Histophilus somni systemic infection was the cause of death of a 10-month-old, Angus heifer; Salmonella group D1 (likely S. Dublin) septicemia was diagnosed in tissues submitted from 3 Holstein calves.
Equine: Verminous meningoencephalitis was diagnosed in a euthanized 15-year-old Appaloosa stallion; Bacillary hemoglobinuria was diagnosed in a 10-year-old Thoroughbred stallion
Small Ruminants: Copper deficiency was the cause of death of a 2-month-old Boer goat kid; Attaching and effacing E. coli (AEEC) and Cryptosporidium spp. were the cause of diarrhea in two 1-week-old Boer goat kids from a herd in which 30% of kids were affected and seven had died.
Please see newsletter for details on CAHFS laboratories’ September holiday closures.
