Experimental reproduction of acute pneumonic pasteurellosis in rabbits

• Redondo, E. ^[1] ; Masot, A.J. ^[1] ; Gázquez, A. ^[1] ; Roncero, V. ^[1] ; Durán, E. ^[1] ; Piriz, S. ^[1]
  1. [1] Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cáceres, Spain
• Localización: Histology and histopathology: cellular and molecular biology, ISSN-e 1699-5848, ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 8, Nº. 1, 1993, págs. 97-104
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A histomorphometric and physiopathological study was made of the lung parenchyma of Belgian White SPF rabbits infected experimentally with Pasteurella multocida type A.

    Symptoms observed were characteristic of the acute respiratory syndrome. Mean serum cortisol concentration and rectal temperature increased in al1 experimental groups.

    Histopathological changes included alveolitis and leukocytic bronchitis. Changes in alveolar and bronchial cytoarchitecture were attributed to the degeneration and necrosis of constituent epithelial cells.