| pasteurella multocida infection in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). | three flocks of japanese quail, approximately 75,000 birds each, experienced acute high mortality beginning at 24 to 28 days of age. gross lesions were absent or were composed of either multifocal small pale areas on livers and spleens or lungs slightly darker in color than normal. histopathology revealed multifocal splenic and hepatic necrosis and interstitial pneumonia. pasteurella multocida, serotype 3,4, was isolated from affected tissues. the quail were successfully treated with chlortetrac ... | 1989 | 2619671 |
| isolation of pasteurella multocida during an outbreak of infectious septicemia in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). | in may 1994, about fifty japanese quails out of ninety being bred for experimental purposes at miyazaki university died of acute septicemia within a few days. at autopsy, there were no gross pathological lesions, however, severe bacteremia was observed in all cases. bacterial examination revealed the presence of pasteurella multocida in blood and several organs in pure culture and they were of carter's capsular type a, heddleston's type 3-4 and namioka's type o-8-9. the ld50 of bacteria in quail ... | 2001 | 11642279 |
| occurrence of conjunctivitis, sinusitis and upper region tracheitis in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica), possibly caused by mycoplasma gallisepticum accompanied by cryptosporidium sp. infection. | on a farm raising approximately 75,000 japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) for egg production, the diseased quail showed clinical signs of swelling of the head, nasal discharge, increased lacrimation, and decreased egg production. the flock experienced a mortality rate of 5.7% per day. macroscopic observation revealed large, gelatinous masses of caseous exudate in the sinuses, egg peritonitis, and airsacculitis. microscopically, non-purulent or purulent inflammation accompanied by lympho ... | 2002 | 12396337 |
| cellulitis in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica). | a case of cellulitis was observed in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) reared for commercial meat production. this condition in japanese quail has not been reported in the literature. this incident was the first, and to date only, occurrence of cellulitis in this processing plant. the cellulitis lesions were localized to the subcutis overlying the breast and inner thigh. carcasses of processed birds and live birds from the affected farm were presented to the poultry diagnostic and rese ... | 2003 | 12713180 |
| pasteurellosis in japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) caused by pasteurella multocida multocida a:4. | | 2004 | 15311804 |
| identification and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pasteurella multocida isolated from chickens and japanese quails in brazil. | a study was performed to verify the presence of pasteurella multocida in eight different poultry groups of 90 birds each. groups i to iv were chickens (i being > 6 weeks of age with a history of respiratory illness, ii > 6 weeks of age and free of respiratory illness, iii < 6 weeks of age with respiratory illness and iv being < 6 weeks of age and with no respiratory illness. groups v to viii had the matching characteristics of groups i to v but consisted of japanese quails. the p. multocida isol ... | 2013 | 24159299 |