Septicemia and Meningitis in the Newborn Calf

Fecteau, Gilles; Smith, Bradford P.; George, Lisle W.

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2008.10.004

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“…Bacterial leptomeningitis is the main neurological condition in ruminant newborns , Fecteau et al 2009), as it was observed in the present study, which has found that animals affected were three to 30 days old. This age group predisposition is related, mainly, to the failure in passive immunity transmission due to inadequate intake of colostrum, malnutrition and concomitant viral infections (Fecteau et al 2009). The opacity, hyperemia, fibrin deposition and suppurative infiltrate over the leptomeninges are similar to lesions previously described , Fecteau et al 2009, Vandevelde et al 2012, Cantile & Youssef 2016.…”

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“…Fibrinoid degeneration and necrosis of blood vessels in the CNS associated to multifocal thrombosis and Gitter cells infiltrate have also been observed, and are directly related to E. coli infection, resulting in cerebral infarcts (Seimiya et al 1992). E. coli is the main bacteria related to neonatal suppurative meningitis and septicemia (Kessell et al 2011, Assis-Brasil et al 2013, which is attributed to its capacity of adhesion, serum survival, aerobactin production and toxin syntheses (Fecteau et al 2009). Other agents are also involved in septicemic processes that culminate with the development of neurological diseases during the neonatal period, including Salmonella sp., Streptococcus sp., Mycoplasma sp., Pasteurella sp., T. pyogenes and Chromobacterium violaceum (Ajithdoss et al 2009, Kessell et al 2011.…”

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“…This age group predisposition is related, mainly, to the failure in passive immunity transmission due to inadequate intake of colostrum, malnutrition and concomitant viral infections (Fecteau et al 2009). The opacity, hyperemia, fibrin deposition and suppurative infiltrate over the leptomeninges are similar to lesions previously described , Fecteau et al 2009, Vandevelde et al 2012, Cantile & Youssef 2016. Fibrinoid degeneration and necrosis of blood vessels in the CNS associated to multifocal thrombosis and Gitter cells infiltrate have also been observed, and are directly related to E. coli infection, resulting in cerebral infarcts (Seimiya et al 1992).…”

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Suppurative infectious diseases of the central nervous system in domestic ruminants

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RESUMO.-[Doenças infecciosas supurativas do sistema nervoso central de ruminantes domésticos.]Neste trabalho são descritas as doenças neurológicas infecciosas supurativas de ruminantes domésticos na Região Sul do Brasil. Foram avaliados laudos de 3.274 bovinos, 596 ovinos e 391 caprinos, dos quais 219 bovinos, 21 ovinos e sete caprinos foram diagnosticados como doenças inflamatórias no sistema nervoso central. As doenças neurológicas infecciosas supurativas corresponderam a 54 casos (28 bovinos, 19 ovinos e sete caprinos). As enfermidades observadas foram meningoencefalite por Listeria monocytogenes (oito ovinos, cinco caprinos e quatro bovinos), leptomeningite e meningoencefalite supurativa (14 bovinos, dois caprinos e um ovino), abscessos cerebrais (seis bovinos e dois ovinos) e medulares (sete ovinos); e empiema basilar (quatro bovinos e um ovino This study describes suppurative infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) in domestic ruminants of southern Brazil. Reports from 3.274 cattle, 596 sheep and 391 goats were reviewed, of which 219 cattle, 21 sheep and 7 goats were diagnosed with central nervous system inflammatory diseases. Suppurative infectious diseases of the CNS corresponded to 54 cases (28 cattle, 19 sheep and 7 goats). The conditions observed consisted of listerial meningoencephalitis (8 sheep, 5 goats and 4 cattle), suppurative leptomeningitis and meningoencephalitis (14 cattle, 2 goats and 1 sheep), cerebral (6 cattle and 2 sheep), and spinal cord (7 sheep) abscesses, and basilar empyema (4 cattle and 1 sheep). Bacterial culture identified Listeria monocytogenes (9/54 cases), Escherichia coli (7/54 cases), Trueperella pyogenes (6/54 cases) and Proteus mirabilis (1/54 cases). All cases diagnosed as listeriosis through histopathology yielded positive immunostaining on immunohistochemistry, while 12/17 of the cases of suppurative leptomeningitis and meningoencephalitis presented positive immunostaining for Escherichia coli. Meningoencephalitis by L. monocytogenes was the main neurological disease in sheep and goats, followed by spinal cord abscesses in sheep. In cattle, leptomeningitis and suppurative meningoencephalitis was the most frequent neurological disease for the species, and E. coli was the main cause of these lesions. Basilar empyema, mainly diagnosed in cattle, is related to traumatic injuries, mainly in the nasal cavity, and the main etiologic agent was T. pyogenes.

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“…Veterinarni Medicina, 63, 2018(01): 1-11 doi: 10.17221/40/2017 sorbed from the small intestines into the circulation provide protection against septicaemia and other immunological alterations, whereas unabsorbed IgGs have a local protective effect on the intestines (Logan and Pearson 1978;Fecteau et al 2009). …”

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Effect of colostrum composition on passive calf immunity in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows

Aydoğdu¹,

Güzelbekteş²

2018

Vet. Med. - Czech

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ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of colostrum quality and composition on passive calf immunity in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows. Twenty-four primiparous and 24 multiparous dairy cows were used in this study. Calves born from primiparous dairy cows comprised the first group and calves born from multiparous dairy cows constituted the second group. After birth, colostrum samples were immediately taken from dairy cows. Venous blood samples were collected from the calves before the first colostrum intake and on the 2 nd , 7 th , 14 th and 28 th days after the first colostrum intake. Blood and colostrum samples were analysed for biochemical parameters, immunoglobulin and mineral levels. Fat and crude protein levels in colostrum were determined using the Gerber and Kjeldahl methods, respectively. Immunoglobulin levels in the colostrum of multiparous cows were significantly (P < 0.05) higher compared to primiparous cows while fat ratio, LDH activity, Ca, Mg, P and K levels were lower. There was a positive correlation among colostrum immunoglobulin, gamma-glutamyltransferase, crude protein and total protein. Serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity in all calves were increased following the colostrum feeding. However, the serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase levels in the second group of calves were higher than those of the first group of calves. There was a positive correlation among serum immunoglobulin, gamma-glutamyltransferase, globulin and total protein. Fe concentrations in all calves decreased over the course of 14 days and were lower in the second group of calves compared to the first group. In conclusion, the results of this study show that the colostrum quality of multiparous cows was better than that of primiparous cows. Colostrum crude protein, total protein, gamma-glutamyltransferase along with colostrum immunoglobulin might be used to determine colostrum quality. Serum immunoglobulin, total protein, globulin and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities could be used to determine the passive transfer status of calves.

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Escherichia Coli

Gyles

Fairbrother

2010

Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals

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Septicemia and Meningitis in the Newborn Calf

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Suppurative infectious diseases of the central nervous system in domestic ruminants

Suppurative infectious diseases of the central nervous system in domestic ruminants

Effect of colostrum composition on passive calf immunity in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows

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