Pasteurellosis in a captive antelope ( Antelope cervicapra ) in Ibadan Nigeria

Abstract

Keywords: Pasteurellosis, captive, antelope, pneumonia, necrosis A case of pasteurellosis in a captive antelope (Antilope cervicapra) in the zoological garden of the University of Ibadan is reported. The antelope was found dead without any premonitory signs. Gross findings include antero-ventral consolidation of the lungs with multifocal hepatic necrosis while the histopathology revealed acute pneumonia and diffuse hepatic necrosis with nephritis. Bacteriological examination incriminated Mannheimia hemolytica as causative agent. Trop. Vet. Vol. 20(4) 2002: 238-242