Salmonellosis in red deer calves (Cervus elaphus)

Authors: Familton AS, Brown RA, Hemmingsen P, McAllum HJF
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 26, Issue 5, pp 130-131, May 1978
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Bacterial, Nervous system/neurology, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Sepsis/infection, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: This communication reports the occurrence of Salmonella typhimurium in a calf from a red deer herd and Salmonella bovis-morbifcans in a recently captured red deer calf. Both animals displayed marked nervous symptoms after stimulation. Salmonella typhimurium was isolated from the liver, lung, ileum and thyroid of the first case and Salmonella bovis-morbificans from the liver of the second. The histopathological findings were consistent with an acute septicaemia.

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