v.17, n.2, p.121-126, 2024
Diagnostic Exercise from The Latin Comparative Pathology Group
Dictyocaulosis in cattle
Adriana L. Stigger, David Driemeier, Ana L. Schild, Rafael P. Lima, Fernanda F. Perosa, Irene Guterra, Allanis M. Silveira
Clinical History: In October (spring), on a farm in southern Brazil (29° 47’ 02” S 55° 47’ 28” W), 84 10 to 12 months old mixed breed calves out of a herd of 120 presented anorexia, weight loss, cough, respiratory distress, dyspnea, and serous nasal discharge. Some calves had open-mouth breathing, with extended necks and altered stance (with their forelimbs apart, in an “air-hunger” posture). Mortality was reportedly “high”, though the exact number of deaths was not mentioned.
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DOI: 10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v17i2p121-126
