Pathological Pulmonary Lesions in Cows in Mosul Province in 2013

Abstract

This piece of research characterizes the lesions observed during collecting specimens of lungs of cows from butchers. Grossly, lesions varied from pulmonary paleness to congestion and necrosis. These gross lesions confirmed the histopathological lesions that represented by variant stages of pneumonia; acute, serous, serofibrinous, hemorrhagic, fibrinonecrotic and cases of chronic bronchopneumonia. This study suggests paying attention to preliminary cases of pneumonia as how fast would be deteriorating into advanced stages that affect both dairy products and human consumption.

Keywords: pneumonia, cows, lungs