Abstract
Isolation, characterization, antibiogram and pathology of Pasteurella multocida isolated from pigs
Highlights
Pasteurella multocida is a commensal and pathogen of respiratory tract of animals
Gross and microscopic lesions in dead animals are of great diagnostic value and are of characteristic of P. multocida infection
Morphological and biochemical characters are useful to rule out the causative agent as P. multocida
Summary
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia is an acute infection of cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats, caused by P. multocida capsular type B and occasionally by D and E. The disease occurs mainly in South EastAsian countries and inAfrica, where it causes very heavy death losses. Haemorrhagic septicaemia is one of the most important bacterial diseases of cattle, buffalo and pigs in India. The disease occurs mainly during the rainy season. It spreads rapidly among groups of animals, causing morbidity and mortality between 50 to 100 percent. Affected pigs have fever of up to 1060F, are anorectic and disinclined to move.
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