Tropical Veterinarian
Journal / Tropical Veterinarian / Vol. 23 No. 2 (2005) / Articles

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Mar 8, 2006
DOI:
10.4314/tv.v23i2.4572

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2005)
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Isolation of Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica serotypes A2 and A12 from clinically ill and dead chickens: a case report


JF Antiabong
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
ES Haruna
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
J Owolodun
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
B Yakubu
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
MO Odugbo
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
I Suleiman
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
S Ekundayo
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria
P Dalyop
National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 1, Vom, Nigeria

Abstract

Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica serotypes A2 and A12 were isolated in a poultry flock of laying birds in Vom, plateau State,Nigeria. The gross pathology at postmortem was similar to those of fowl cholera. This is the first reported case of these serotypes in Nigeria.

Keywords: Mannheimia haemolytica, isolation, chicken

Tropical Veterinarian Vol. 23(2) 2005: 61-64

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