CN: 15-192
Species: Ruminant, Farmed Bison
Specimen:
Heart
Shown:
Fibrinous pericarditis caused by Mycoplasma bovis
Pathology:
Fibrinous pericarditis
- Usually results from hematogenous microbial infections
- No distension of the pericardial sac is expected, due to minimal exudation of fluid
Gross Lesions:
Gray-white fibrin that gives a "bread and butter" appearance when the pericardium and epicardium are pulled apart
References:
Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals
Etiology:
Mycoplasma bovis
Arthritis, otitis media, mastitis, placentitis, pneumonia
Gross Lesions:
Pneumonia: Firm, plum-coloured cranioventral consolidation with numerous caseonecrotic abscesses and sequestra
References:
Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals
