Aspiration pneumonia as a cause of neonatal death in three captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates).
Neonatal weakness of calves is one of the common reproductive-related problems in captive cetaceans; clinical signs can be observed in the first few hours after delivery. Three 3-day-old bottlenose dolphins died with history of weakness since birth. Pathological study demonstrated purulent bronchopneumonia associated with prominent bacterial colonies and foreign substances in alveoli, suggesting aspiration pneumonia as a cause of neonatal weakness and resultant death of the three calves.
Makara
Manami
M
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Japan.
Shimada
Akinori
A
Kawamura
Natsuko
N
Murase
Toshiyuki
T
Morita
Takehito
T
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D050681:Bottle-Nosed Dolphin; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary*