PMC3103842_01
PMC3103842_02
Necropsy revealed the presence of abscesses in the liver (arrows) and lungs of all five lambs necropsied. In the lamb shown here, extensive consolidation, mainly of the caudal portion of the lungs, was also observed (asterisks).
VMI2011-382804.001.jpg
PMC3103842_02_VMI2011-382804.001.jpg
fig1
Similar necropsy findings were observed in two more lambs that were examined on a subsequent visit to the farm; extensive consolidation mainly of the caudal portion of the lungs was also observed in one of these lambs (Figures 1 and 2).
Close up of the chest cavity of the lamb in Figure 1. An abscess (black arrows) in the lungs and focal adhesions of the lungs to the pleura (blue arrows, ruptured postmortem) are shown.
VMI2011-382804.002.jpg
PMC3103842_02_VMI2011-382804.002.jpg
fig2
Similar necropsy findings were observed in two more lambs that were examined on a subsequent visit to the farm; extensive consolidation mainly of the caudal portion of the lungs was also observed in one of these lambs (Figures 1 and 2).