Abstract

In November, 1983, 34 Japanese Black beef cattle approximately 12months old were purchased from Hokkaido and introduced in to a farm in Nagano Prefecture. Of them, six died within the first 16days. Of them, three manifested respiratory symptoms for 4-5days before death. The other three died suddenly without showing any specific symptom.When examined, one of the former three was affected with severe fibrinous necrotic pneumonia. Pasteurella multocida was isolated from its lungs and the nasal discharge of some surviving cattle showing respiratory symptoms, as well asparainfluenzavirustype3. The respiratory disease was diagnosed as a double infection withP. multocidaandparainfluenza virus type3.

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