Spontaneous renal disease in beaver in Louisiana.
Interstitial nephritis was present in 13 of 25 adult beavers (Castor canadensis). Results of serum chemistry, serotyping, and culture for leptospires were compared with the extent of renal lesions. Although the pathogenesis of the nephritis was not determined, the survey provided baseline information on spontaneous renal disease in beavers.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012377:Rodentia