Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

E.coli infection in cross breed jersey calf- A case report

P. N. Ingle Patil, S. V. Jamdade, N. N. Joat, P. M. Sonkusale, N. V. Kurkure

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A carcass of cross eed jersey calf was presented to Department of Veterinary Pathology. Detail postmortem examination was carried out.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The gross lesions revealed deposition of fiin on abdominal vital organs. On microscopic examination liver showed severe centrolobular congestion. The intestine revealed mild enteritis and lung revealed mild congestion.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">On the basis of gross lesions, suspected samples were collected for microbiological examination which were further confirmed </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">E.coli</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> on the basis of cultural examination and staining.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>