Clinical diagnosis of visceral caseous lymphadenitis in a Salz ewe

• Published in: Small ruminant research Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 126 - 127
• Main Authors: Ferrer, L.M., Lacasta, D., Chacón, G., Ramos, J.J., Villa, A., Gómez, P., Latre, M.V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-11-2009; [Amsterdam; New York, NY]: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Abscess; animal pathology; case studies; Caseous lymphadenitis; clinical examination; Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; disease detection; disease diagnosis; ewes; hematology; in vitro culture; Kidney; kidney diseases; kidneys; pathogen identification; Salz (sheep breed); Sheep; sheep breeds; sheep diseases; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); ultrasonography; urine; Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; Sheep; Caseous lymphadenitis; Kidney; Abscess
• ISSN: 0921-4488; 1879-0941
• DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.10.011

This communication reports the possibility of clinical diagnosis of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep, using data obtained from clinical history, examination, haematological and biochemical analysis, ultrasonography and, finally, isolation of
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in affected ewe urine culture. To the author's knowledge this is the first description of an isolation of
C. pseudotuberculosis in urine culture of a CLA affected animal and it could help to detect subclinically affected animals.