Mastitis caused by Bacillus anthracis in a beef cow.
A mixed-breed beef cow was presented with swelling of the front and hind left quarters of the mammary gland and mild depression. Direct examination and culture of the serosanguinous-like milk samples collected from these quarters were consistent with Bacillus anthracis infection.
Hawkes
Ross
R
Mohawk Animal Clinic, Box 1508, Melfort, Saskatchewan S0E 1A0.
Pederson
Eldon
E
Ngeleka
Musangu
M
D000818:Animals; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002417:Cattle; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology