Bovine abortion associated with Nocardia asteroides
Wohlgemuth, K.; Knudtson, W.; Bicknell, E.J.; Kirkbride, C.A.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 161(3): 273-274
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 5042955 Document Number: 53030
A foetus of apparently 7 months' gestation, aborted by an apparently healthy cow, was found to have congestion and enlargement of the liver and lymph nodes, ecchymotic haemorrhages in the spleen and myocardium and multiple white foci resembling abscesses in the lungs. A diagnosis of nocardial abortion was made, based on histological examination of foetal tissues and culture of abomasal contents and lungs.