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7954222

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and distribution of grossly visible lesions of tuberculosis in a herd of 344 North American elk (Cervus elaphus) depopulated during a three-month period in 1991. Abattoir inspection detected mycobacterial lesions in 134 (39.8%) of the 337 animals received for slaughter. The prevalence of lesions increased with the age of the animals. Lesions were predominantly suppurative rather than caseous, and mineralization was less evident than in tuberculous lesions in cattle. Lesions occurred predominantly in lymph nodes, and lungs were the only organs in which mycobacterial lesions were found. The distribution of lesions suggested that aerosol transmission was the most significant means of spread of the disease within the herd. Giant liver flukes (Fascioloides magna) were observed in approximately 80% of the adult elk.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0008-5286
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
497-501
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
An abattoir study of tuberculosis in a herd of farmed elk.
pubmed:affiliation
Food Production and Inspection Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't