| severe respiratory disease in dairy cattle in new york state associated with bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection. | severe respiratory disease associated with bovine respiratory syncytial virus (brsv) infection has been identified in dairy cattle in new york state. the cases identified occurred in dairy calves and heifers. the disease was characterized in 4 animals by pathologic changes including interstitial pneumonia, necrotizing bronchiolitis with multinucleated syncytial epithelial cells and interstitial emphysema. brsv antigen was demonstrated in lung samples or was isolated in tissue culture in all 4 ca ... | 1985 | 4053607 |