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3 Animal Health in Minnesota Annual Report of the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Fiscal Year 996 Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine University of Minnesota and The Minnesota Board of Animal Health Miscellaneous Publication Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota The University of Minnesota, including the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. -Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a Minimum of 0 Percent Post-Consumer Material-

4 Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine University of Minnesota DEPARTMENTAL MISSION The faculty and staff of the Department have the following responsibilities ranked in order of priority.. Help reduce loss from disease in Minnesota's livestock, poultry, wildlife, and companion animals and help protect the public health by providing accurate and timely disciplinerelated animal health diagnostic services through the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and by providing official laboratory services for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.. Teach veterinary students the principles of diagnostic medicine and prepare them to utilize the Diagnostic Laboratory as a resource for diagnostic assistance and continuing education throughout their professional careers. 3. Advance knowledge in veterinary medicine by conducting animal health research and communicating the results through publications in scientific journals and presentations at scientific meetings. 4. Provide continuing education for veterinary practitioners and animal owners by consultation, diagnostic investigation, and participation in continuing education programs of professional organizations and the College of Veterinary Medicine. 5. Prepare students for a career in diagnostic medicine through residency and graduate training programs. 6. Support other programs of the University by providing various laboratory services for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, research projects, and other University departments. 7. Serve the veterinary profession by participating in locell, state, national, and international professional organizations and by providing consultation to local, state and federal governments. 8. Serve the University community through committees and other activities. Approved by the VDM faculty December 9, 985

5 FOREWORD bis report is a sununary of activities of the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for July, 995 through June 30, 996. Its purpose is to provide a record of the animal diseases for which diagnostic assistance was requested by veterinary practitioners and animal owners. The information presented here in brief sununary is maintained in a computer -based data system, which enables analysis of the information to monitor changing patterns of animal disease and to detect new animal health problems as they emerge. The Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was established in 904 in the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota, by agreement between the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board and the University. It's purpose is to satisfy the need for accurate diagnosis of animal diseases that threaten Minnesota's livestock and poultry industries, companion animals, wildlife and human health. As the official laboratory of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, it provides laboratory support to the state's animal disease control and eradication programs. The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is a program of the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center that is based in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The faculty and professional staff of the Department carry out a comprehensive academic program in diagnostic medicine by integrating laboratory investigational activities with education and mission-oriented research. The primary thrust of this program is providing accurate and timely contemporary animal health diagnostic services for the people of Minnesota. Several new laboratory services were initiated during this year. Trace mineral analysis of animal tissues by automated inductivity coupled plasma (ICP) spectrophotometry to detect imbalances in mineral nutrition was added to the analytical services provided by the toxicology/nutrition section. The microbiology section developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the rapid detection of mycoplasmas in avian tissues. The endocrinology laboratory installed automated instrumentation for chemilluminescent hormone immunoassay, which enables more rapid and highly accurate analysis without the use of radioactive materials. bis year there has been a reduction of over 4,000 herd submissions of swine serum for pseudorabies testing from last year. bis is further evidence of the successful progression of the pseudorabies control and eradication program of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. Dr. Barbara Greig left the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory after developing a productive cytology program and providing oversight to clinical chemistry, hematology and endocrinology services for the past 5 years. Dr. Betsy Aird has assumed her responsibilities in clinical pathology. Acknowledgement is given to Dr. Mark Hinton for compiling the data for this report, and to Larry Etkin of the Communication and Educational Technology Services Unit of the University of Minnesota Extension Service for editorial assistance. Martin E. Bergeland Director Correspondence related to this publication, to the Department or to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory should be addressed to: Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 333 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN Phone: MVDL@tc.umn.edu

6 CONTENTS Personnel... Accessions by Month... 3 Accessions-Prior Fiscal Years... 3 Accessions by Species by Month... 4 Accessions by County... 5 Disease Diagnoses by Animal Species... ;... 6 Avian Chicken... 7 Turkey... 9 Miscellaneous Avian Species... II Bovine... Canine... 8 Caprine Equine Feline Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles... 5 Miscellaneous Mammals Ovine Porcine Miscellaneous Specimens Laboratory Procedures Summary Necropsies Tissue Accessions Positive Rabies Cases Rabies Exiaminations Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Sununary Cytology Laboratory Summary Endocrinology Laboratory Summary... 8 Hematology Laboratory Summary... 8 Histotechnique Laboratory Summary Bacterial Cultures-Susceptibilities Bacterial Cultures-Special Procedures Campylobacter and Mycobacterium Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma and Chlamydia Bacterial Inununofluorescence in Tissues Clostridia Escherichia coli Pilus Antigens Chlamydia, Leptospira and Mycoplasma... 85

7 Bovine Mastitis Cultures and Drug Susceptibility Tests Bacterial Serotyping Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Pasteurella multocida Streptococcus suis Salmonella spp Bacterial Toxin Testing Pasteurella multocida In Vitro Antimicrobial Drug Susceptibility Tests Avian (Chicken and Turkey) Bovine... 9 Canine and Feline... 9 Equine Ovine Porcine Mycology Genetics Laboratory Sunnnary ' 97 Parasitology Microscopic Examinations Special Examinations Serology Test Sunnnary by Species Accessions by Species by month... :... 0 Leptospirosis Serology Immunology Analytical Toxicology/Nutrition Viral Immunofluorescence in Tissues Virus Identification (Electron Microscopy) Virus Isolation (Cell Culture) Appendix Minnesota Brucellosis Testing Laboratory... 0 Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory... Professional Curriculum... Residents and Graduate Students... 4 Research... 4 Publications... 5 Continuing.Education... 8 Scientific Presentations... 9 Awards and Citations... 0 Professional Organizations... 0 University Committees... Departmental Income... 3 Administration... 4

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9 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 Personnel Faculty Martin E. Bergeland, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Elizabeth A. Aird, DVM, (ACVP) Donald M. Barnes, DVM, PhD (ACVP) James E. Collins, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Lawrence J. Felice, MS, PhD Sagar M. Goyal, BVSc, PhD (SM-AAM) Barbara Greig, BS, DVM (ACVP) David W. Hayden, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Vicki L. Horton, DVM, PhD Harold J. Kurtz, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Martha Mellencamp, PhD Michael J. Murphy, DVM, PhD (ABVT) Glen H. Nelson, DVM Terrance P. O'Leary, DVM, PhD George R. Ruth, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Daniel P. Shaw, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Ashok K. Singh, MS, PhD Ronald E. Werdin, DVM, PhD Professor, Department Chair Assistant Clinical Specialist Professor Emeritus Professor Adjunct Associate Professor Professor, Assistant to Department Chair Assistant Professor Professor Adjunct Associate Professor Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Professor Emeritus Associate Professor Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor Professor Emeritus Residents/Graduate Students Chuanpis Ajariyakhajom, DVM Deborah Carr, DVM M. Arshud Dar Helena Maria Guarino Yin Jiang, BS, MS Kurt Rossow, BS, DVM M. Anwar Sheikh Dina Spassova Thomas White, BS Research Assistant Teaching Assistant PhD Candidate Research Assistant Research Assistant Vet. Med. Assoc./Research Assistant PhD Candidate Research Assistant Research Assistant Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Staff Administration Bacteriology/Mycology Martin E. Bergeland, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Dorene Coles Bonnie Gagne Jennifer Holohan Lynn Marshik Elaine Matthys, BS Jean Paavala Judy Russell Debra Schouviller Patricia Smith, AA Bonnie Steinbeck Connie Strand, BS, MA Mary Thurn Jeri Walseth, BS Judy Wirebaugh Director Senior Office Assistant Principal Secretary Executive Secretary Med. Records Administrator Senior Lab. Technician Accounts Specialist Senior Accounts Assistant Accounts Specialsist Office Specialist Senior Accounts Assistant Accounts Supervisor Executive Secretary Senior Secretary Principal Secretary Martin E. Bergeland, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Debra Bell Douglas Chech, CLT Cynthia Lindeman, BS Martha Mellencamp, PhD Gayle Pantlin, VT Karen Timmons, BS Thomas Yentsch Ashok K.. Singh, MS, PhD Barbara Greig, BS, DVM (ACVP) Yin Jiang, BS, MS Dina Spassova Endocrinology Genetics Faculty Supervisor Principal Lab. Technician Principal Lab. Technician Assistant Scientist Associate Professor Assistant Scientist Assistant Scientist Principal Lab. Technician Faculty Supervisor Assistant Professor Research Assistant Research Asistant George R. Ruth, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Lance Buoen, BS Ting Qing Zhang, BVM, MS, PhD Faculty Supervisor Senior Scientist Post Doctoral Associate Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

10 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 Personnel (continued) Pathology-Anatomical Martin E. Bergeland, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Deborah Carr, DVM James E. Collins, DVM, PhD (ACVP) David W. Hayden, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Harold J. Kurtz, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Terrance P. O'Leary, DVM, PhD Kurt Rossow, BS, DVM George R. Ruth, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Daniel P. Shaw, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Barbara Greig, BS, DVM (ACVP) Terrance P. O'Leary, DVM, PhD Elizabeth A. Aird, DVM (ACVP) Pathology-Clinical Pathology-Histotechnigue George R. Ruth, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Jacalyn Evenson, AA, HT (ASCP) Donna Gulbranson, HT (ASCP) Mary Ito, BS, MT (ASCP), CL (NCA) Pathology-Necropsy David W. Hayden, DVM, PhD (ACVP) Anita Franson, AHT, BS RonJoki, BA Richard Roback, AA Duane Weiss, BS Diagnostic Pathologist Teaching Assistant Diagnostic Pathologist Diagnostic Pathologist Diagnostic Pathologist Diagnostic Pathologist Vet. Med. Assoc./R. Assist. Diagnostic Pathologist Diagnostic Pathologist Clinical Pathologist Surgical Pathologist Clinical Pathologist Faculty Supervisor Principal Lab. Technician Principal Lab. Technician Univ. Medical Technician Faculty Supervisor Assistant Scientist Assistant Scientist Assistant Scientist Scientist Serology Sagar M. Goyal, BVSc, PhD (SM-AAM) Faculty Supervisor Judith Brees Principal Lab. Technician Alan Ducommun, BA Principal Lab. Technician Elizabeth Ellert, CLA Principal Lab. Technician Jerome Fahrmann, BS Sr. Univ. Med. Technician Angela Guiliani, BS Senior Lab. Technician Londa Kroone, CLA Principal Lab. Technician Toxicology/Nutrition Michael J. Murphy, DVM, PhD (ABVT) Ashok K. Singh, MS, PhD Tom Arendt, BS Menglan Chen, BS Thomas White, BS Virology Veterinary Toxicologist Analytical Toxicologist Asisstant Scientist Junior Scientist Research Assistant Sagar M. Goyal, BVSc, PhD (SM-AAM) Faculty Supervisor Chuanpis Ajariyakhajorn, DVM Research Assistant Daniel A. Berg Principal Lab. Technician M. Arshud Dar PhD Candidate Helena Maria Guarino Research Assistant Sigrun Haugerud Principal Lab. Technician Pin King, BS, MS Junior Scientist Kern Pomeroy, BS, PhD Scientist; Elec. Microscopist M. Anwar Sheikh PhD Candidate Christopher Thurn, BA Assistant Scientist Student Assistants Daniel Brance Kenneth Cholden Kathleen Cleary Tara Driscoll John Flagan Gay Ann Fleming Miriam Gabelia Wendy J. Hansen Donal Holohan KevinKoll Scott Lang Frank McAleer James Noren Donald Otten Carey Prigge Lisa Westergard Chuanting You Student Laboratory Attendant Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Office Assistant Student Office Assistant Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Technician Student Laboratory Attendant Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

11 Anllnal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 Accessions by Month July... 3,3 August... 3,69 September...,907 October...,954 November...,75 February...,736 March...,857 April...,994 May...,973 June...,60 December...,47 January...,777 FY 996 Total... 34,96 Accessions - Prior Fiscal Years , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,94 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

12 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 Accessions by Species by Month Species July August September October ~ovember I>ecember January Avian-Chicken Avian-Miscellaneous Avian-Turkey Bovine Canine Caprine Equine Feline Fish-Amphi.-Reptile Miscellaneous Mammal Miscellaneous Specimen Ovine Porcine,363, TOTAL 3,3 3,69,907,954,75,47,777 Species February March April May June TOTALS %TOTAL Avian-Chicken Avian-Miscellaneous Avian-Turkey Bovine , Canine , Caprine Equine , Feline , Fish-Arnphi.-Reptile Miscellaneous Mammal , Miscellaneous Specimen Ovine Porcine , TOTAL,736,857,994,973,60 34, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

13 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 Accessions by County Roseau Koochiching 7 Itasca 6 St. Louis 30 Clay Douglas 00 Pf8 8 Steams Minnesota Total Out-of-State Total 9,838 5,088 TOTAL 34,96 03 Lincoln Lyon Pipestone Murray Rock Nobles Jackson Martin Mower OUT OF STATE: Alabama Iowa Arizona 6 Kansas Arkansas 90 Kentucky California 8 Louisiana Colorado 6 Maine Connecticut 8 Maryland Florida Massachusetts Georgia 5 Michigan Idaho Mississippi Illinois 3 Missouri Indiana 3 Montana INTERNATIONAL: Canada Germany 566 Nebraska 38 Nevada 48 New Hampshire 8 New Jersey New Mexico 8 New York 4 North Carolina 30 North Dakota 5 Ohio 9 Oklahoma Oregon 6 Ireland Israel 405 Pennsylvania South Carolina 5 South Dakota Tennessee 9 Texas 3 Vermont 9 Virginia 34 Washington 7 West Virginia 4 Wisconsin Wyoming Italy Japan ,79 47 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

14 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 Disease Diagnoses by Animal Species Diagnoses for each animal species are listed in alphabetical order under various organ systems, which are arranged as follows in accordance with Standard International Veterinary Nomenclature: 0 Body as a Whole (multisystemic diseases and all toxicoses) Integumentary (including mammary gland) Musculoskeletal 3 Respiratory (including nasal passages) 4 Cardiovascular 5 Hemic and Lymphatic 6 Digestive (including lip, oral structures, liver, and pancreas) 7 Urogenital (including prepuce, scrotum, and vulva) 8 Endocrine 9 Nervous X Special Senses (including eyelid and pinna) Note: For select organ systems of various species, the total number of cases (accessions) actually presented to the diagnostic laboratory have been included in this report. Since one case may be diagnosed with several diseases, the number of cases may differ from the number of diagnoses. 6 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

15 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, June 30, 996 AVIAN CIDCKEN Total TI Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 0 Body as a Whole Ascites Avian Influenza Cannibalism 3 Dehydration 5 Emaciation 4 Fowl Pox Gout 6 Health Evaluation, Normal 7 Marek's Disease Mortality, Increased Neoplasm, Fibrosarcoma Neoplasm, Lymphoid Leukosis Omphalitis Peritonitis, Egg Yolk 3 Septicemia, Escherichia coli 3 Septicemia, Pasteurella hemolytica Septicemia, Pasteurella sp. Septicemia, Salmonella sp. 5 Sudden Unexpected Death Traumatic Injury Weakness Yolk Sac Infection 8 Integumentary Dermatitis, Focal Dermatitis, Mycotic Fowl Pox Parasitism, Mites Musculoskeletal Arthritis, Staphylococcus sp. Bone-Osteodystrophy Bone-Osteomalacia Muscle-Degeneration _ Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

16 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CIDCKEN (continued) Total TI Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 3 Respiratory Aspergillosis Infectious Laryngotracheitis 7 I Lung-Bronchitis 3 3 Lung-Hemorrhage Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella hemolytica Lung-Pneumonia, Staphylococcus sp. Respiratory Infection, Microbiologic Exam Sinus-Sinusitis Trachea-Tracheitis Cardiovascular Heart-Anomaly Heart-Myocarditis 5 Hemic and Lymphatic Hemorrhage, Generalized 6 Digestive Crop-Inguvitis Crop-Ingluvitis, Mycotic Feces-Microbiologic Exam Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic Intestine-Enteritis, Rotavirus Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. 3 Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Intestine-Parasitism, Nematode Liver-Hepatitis 3 Liver-Hepatosis Liver-Lipidosis Liver-Neoplasm 7 Urogenital Egg Production Decreased Kidney-Nephritis Kidney-Nephrosis 4 Kidney-Urolithiasis 3 Ovary-Neoplasm Oviduct-Salpingitis 8 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

17 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CIDCKEN (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 9 Nervous Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative Brain-Encephalomalacia Meninges-Meningitis, Suppurative TURKEY 0 Body as a Whole Adenovirus infection Anomaly Avian Influenza Deficiency, Copper Deficiency, Vitamin E Effusion, Peritoneal Emaciation Fowl Pox Gout Histomonas sp. Marek's Disease Peritonitis Septicemia, Actinomyces pyogenes Septicemia, Bacterial Septicemia, Erysipelothrix sp. Septicemia, Escherichia coli Septi., Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale Septicemia, Pasteurella anatipestifer 0 I I I Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Septicemia, Salmonella sp. Septicemia, Staphylococcus sp Toxicosis, Ionophore Toxicosis, Nitrate 3 Integumentary Cellulitis Dermatitis, Diffuse Dermatitis, Podo 4 3 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

18 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 TURKEY (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Musculoskeletal Arthritis Arthritis, Actinomyces pyogenes Arthritis, Staphylococcus aureus Arthritis, Staphylococcus sp. Arthritis, Suppurative Bone-Dyschondroplasia Bone-Fracture Bone-Osteodystrophy Bone-Osteomyelitis 6 3 Bone-Perosis Muscle-Myositis 3 Synovitis 3 Respiratory Air Sac-Airsacculitis 7 Aspergillosis Lung-Pneumonia 5 3 Lung-Pneumonia, Actinomyces pyogenes Lung-Pneumonia, Bordetella sp. Lung-Pneumonia, Escherichia coli Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella hemolytica Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella multocida Nasal-Rhinitis Respiratory Infection 3 Sinus-Sinusitis 9 Trachea-Tracheitis, idiopathic Cardiovascular Blood Vessel-Aortic Rupture 6 Heart-Cardiomyopathy Heart-Myocardial Degeneration Heart-Pericarditis 3 Heart-Round Heart Disease 5 Hemic and LYmphatic Hemorrhage, Focal 3 Infectious Bursal Disease 3 0 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

19 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 TURKEY (continued) Total TI Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 6 Digestive Crop-Ingluvitis, Mycotic Feces-Microbiologic Exam 5 Intestine-Enteritis, Adenovirus Intestine-Enteritis, Idiopathic 7 Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic 6 Intestine-Enteritis, Rotavirus 4 Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. 7 Intestine-Parasitism Intestine-Parasitism, Ascaris 5 Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia 3 Liver-Hepatitis Pancreas-Pancreatitis Urogenital Kidney-Nephritis 9 Nervous Meninges-Meningitis, Suppurative X Special Senses Eye-Conjunctivitis Eyelid-Blepharitis MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN SPECIES CANARY Lung-Parasitism, Mites Peritonitis, Egg Yolk Proventriculus-Proventriculitis, Mycotic Sudden Unexpected Death Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

20 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN SPECIES Total ll Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn COCKATOO Abscess Air Sac-Airsacculitis Aspergillosis Bone-Neoplasm, Osteosarcoma Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative Cloaca-Prolapse Dermatitis, Podo Feces-Microbiologic Exam Heart-Myocarditis Liver-Hepatosis Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body Psittacine Wasting Disease 3 DUCK (DOMESTIC) Kidney-Nephrosis Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Sinus-Sinusitis Traumatic Injury DUCK (WILD) Abscess Anomaly Crop-Ingluvitis Dermatitis, Focal Emaciation Esophagus-Esophagitis Heart-Myocardial Degeneration Muscle-Degeneration Neurologic Disorder, Idiopathic Peritonitis Ventriculitis EAGLE Abscess Dermatitis, Podo Gout I Heart-Myocarditis Intestine-Parasitism Kidney-Infarction Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

21 Anllnal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN SPECIES Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn EAGLE (continued) Kidney-Nephrosis Pancreas-Atrophy Toxicosis, Lead Trachea-Tracheitis EMU Blood Vessel-Aortic Rupture Brain-Encephalopathy Emaciation Eye-Conjunctivitis Feces-Microbiologic Exam Gout Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. Kidney-Nephritis, Interstitial Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Hepatitis Lung-Hemorrhage Parasitism Septicemia, Escherichia coli Septicemia, Staphylococcus sp. Sudden Unexpected Death FALCON Aspergillosis Bone-Osteomalacia Brain-Encephalopathy Feces-Microbiologic Exam Heart-Myocarditis Heart-Pericarditis Respiratory Infection Septicemia, Klebsiella sp. Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Sudden Unexpected Death Herpesvirus Infection GOOSE Bone-Fracture Dermatitis, Podo Emaciation Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

22 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn GOOSE (continued) Feces-Microbiologic Exam Gout Kidney-Nephrosis I Liver-Lipidosis Septicemia, Pasteurella anatipestifer Toxicosis, Lead GROUSE Intestine-Enteritis, Clostridium colinum Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia GUINEA FOWL Amyloidosis Intestine-Parasitism Intestine-Parasitism, Ascaris Intestine-Parasitism, Capillaria sp. Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body HAWK Air Sac-Airsacculitis Aspergillosis Emaciation Gout Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Hepatitis 4 3 Liver-Hepatosis Liver-Parasitism Lung-Pneumonia, Broncho Mycotic infection Septicemia, Bacterial Traumatic Injury HERON/BITTERN Liver-Hepatitis LOON Aspergillosis Bone-Fracture I 4 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

23 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN SPECIES Air Sac-Airsacculitis Bone-Osteodystrophy Dermatitis, Focal Dermatitis, Podo Emaciation Feather Loss I Feces-Microbiologic Exam Growth Retardation Heart-Cardiomyopathy 8 I I 3 Heart-Myocarditis Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Hepatosis Liver-Neoplasm Lung-Parasitism Lung-Pneumonia, Interstitial Neurologic Disorder, Idiopathic Oviduct-Neoplasm, Carcinoma Parasitism Parasitism, Tick Septicemia, Bacterial Spinal Cord-Myelomalacia Sudden Unexpected Death Toxicosis, Iron Trachea-Parasitism Traumatic Injury 3 I I I 3 OSTRICH Air Sac-Airsacculitis Arthritis, Non-Suppurative Aspergillosis 5 I Blood Vessel-Aortic Rupture Bone-Fracture Bone-Osteomalacia Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative Brain-Encephalomalacia Brain-Encephalopathy Brain-Hemorrhage Cellulitis Dermatitis, Diffuse 4 I Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

24 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn OSTRICH (continued) Downer Birds Emaciation Feces-Microbiologic Exam 7 4 Genital-Bacteriologic Exam Heart-Heart Failure, Chronic Heart-Myocarditis Intestine-Enteritis, Hemorrhagic Intestine-Enteritis, Idiopathic Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic 3 Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. Intestine-Obstruction Intestine-Torsion Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Hepatitis Liver-Hepatosis 5 3 Liver-Lipidosis Lung-Hemorrhage Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body 3 Omphalitis Paramyxovirus infection Peritonitis 3 Proventriculus-Impaction Respiratory Infection Respiratory-Microbiologic Exam 9 3 Septicemia, Escherichia coli Sudden Unexpected Death Toxicosis, Iron I 3 I Toxicosis, Zinc Trachea-Tracheitis Traumatic Injury Ventriculus-Ventriculitis Yolk Sac Infection 4 OWL Air Sac-Airsacculitis Bone-Malformation Emaciation Eye-Conjunctivitis Eye-Keratitis Eye-Ophthalmitis I I 6 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

25 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn OWL (continued) Heart-Myocarditis Intestine-Enteritis, Granulomatous Intestine-Enteritis, Lyrnphoplasmacytic Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia I Intestine-Parasitism, Nematode 4 Intestine-Parasitism, Trematode Kidney-Nephritis, Glomerulo Liver-Hepatitis Lung-Pneumonia Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Carcinoma Oral-Glossitis PEACOCK Lung-Hemorrhage Sinus-Sinusitis Trachea-Tracheitis Traumatic Injury PENGUIN Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. Parasitism Septicemia, Salmonella sp. Tuberculosis PHEASANT Aspergillosis Emaciation Eye-Conjunctivitis Intestine-Enteritis, Rotavirus Intestine-Parasitism Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Intestine-Parasitism, Moniezia sp. Lung-Pneumonia, Broncho Parasitism, Mites 4 3 Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Septicemia, Salmonella sp. Sudden Unexpected Death Trachea-Parasitism Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

26 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn PIGEON/DOVE Arthritis, Suppurative Aspergillosis Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative Eyelid-Blepharitis Feces-Microbiologic Exam Heart-Pericarditis Herpesvirus Infection Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. Intestine-Parasitism, Capillaria sp. Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Kidney-Nephritis Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Hepatitis Lung-Hemorrhage Lung-Pneumonia Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma Oral-Stomatitis Oviduct-Salpingitis Paramyxovirus Infection Peritonitis, Egg Yolk Septicemia, Salmonella sp. Traumatic Injury PSITTACINE-MISCELLANEOUS Abscess Air Sac-Airsacculitis Aspergillosis Blood Vessel-Aortic Rupture Blood-Anemia Bone-Osteitis Bone-Perosis Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative Brain-Encephalomalacia Brain-Encephalopathy Brain-Neoplasm Chlamydiosis Crop--Ingluvitis Crop--Ingluvitis, Mycotic Cyst, Adnexal 5 8 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

27 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995 -June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn PSITTACINE-MISCELLANEOUS (continued) Dermatitis, Diffuse Dermatitis, Folliculitis Dermatitis, Ulcerative Emaciation 6 Eye-Conjunctivitis Feces-Microbiologic Exam Gout 6 Heart-Cardiomyopathy Heart-Heart Failure, Acute I Heart-Myocardial Degeneration Heart-Myocarditis Intestine-Enteritis, Idiopathic Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic Intestine-Neoplasm, Adenocarcinoma Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Kidney-Neoplasm, Carcinoma Kidney-Nephritis 3 Kidney-Nephritis, Glomerulo Kidney-Nephritis, Interstitial Kidney-Nephrosis Liver-Cirrhosis Liver-Hemosiderosis Liver-Hepatitis 3 Liver-Hepatopathy Liver-Hepatosis 6 Liver-Lipidosis 3 Liver-Neoplasm Liver-Parasitism Lung-Parasitism Lung-Pneumonia Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body Lung-Pneumonia, Mycotic Muscle-Myositis Neoplasm, Basal Cell Tumor Neoplasm, Lipoma Neurologic Disorder, Idiopathic Oral-Stomatitis Oviduct-Neoplasm, Carcinoma Papovavirus Infection Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

28 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn PSITTACINE-MISCELLANEOUS (continued) Parasitism Parasitism, Lice Peritonitis, Egg Yolk Polyserositis Psittacine Wasting Disease 3 Respiratory-Microbiologic Exam Septicemia, Bacterial Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Septicemia, Pseudomonas sp. Sudden Unexpected Death Thyroid-Hypothyroidism Toxicosis, Lead 4 Toxicosis, Zinc Ventriculus-Ventriculitis QUAIL Intestine-Enteritis, Clostridium colinum 5 Intestine-Parasitism, Capillaria sp. Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Septicemia, Erysipelothrix sp. RHEA Emaciation Lung-Congestion Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body Proventriculus-Impaction SONGBIRD Amyloidosis Arthritis, Staphylococcus aureus Gout Heart-Myocarditis Sudden Unexpected Death Toxicosis, Lead 8 4 Ventriculus-Ventriculitis 0 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

29 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, June 30, 996 MISCELLANEOUS AVIAN (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn TOUCAN Genital-Bacteriologic Exam TURKEY (WILD) Crop-lngluvitis, Mycotic Dermatitis, Podo Emaciation Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. Parasitism, Lice VULTURE Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma Respiratory-Microbiologic Exam Toxicosis, Lead UNKNOWN AVIAN SPECIES Feces-Microbiologic Exam Heart-Myocarditis Hemorrhage, Generalized Kidney-Nephritis Kidney-Nephritis, Glomerulo Liver-Hepatitis Lung-Pneumonia Spleen-Splenitis Sudden Unexpected Death Toxicosis, Lead Trachea-Tracheitis Ventriculus-Ventriculitis 3 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

30 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, June 30, 996 BOVINE BOVINE Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 0 Body as a Whole Abdomen-Steatitis Abscess 7 Amyloidosis I Anomaly 0 5 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Deficiency, Copper 7 Deficiency, Selenium 4 Deficiency, Vitamin E 4 Deficiency, Zinc 3 Dehydration Downer Cow Syndrome Emaciation Grain Overload 3 Grass Tetany Icterus Malignant Catarrhal Fever Metabolic Imbalance, Ketosis Metabolic Imbalance, Serum Electrolytes Mineralization, Soft Tissue Mycotoxicosis, Deoxynivalenol Neonatal Death Neonatal Weakness Neoplasm Obesity Omphalitis 6 Parasitism Peritonitis Polyserositis 5 3 Septicemia, Bacterial 5 3 Septicemia, Clostridium chauvoei Septicemia, Clostridium septicum 4 Septicemia, Escherichia coli 3 Septicemia, Pasteurella hemolytica 3 Septicemia, Pasteurella multocida Septicemia, Salmonella sp Sudden Unexpected Death Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

31 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Toxicosis, Herbicide, Banvel Toxicosis, Arsenic Toxicosis, Copper 4 Toxicosis, Ionophore Toxicosis, Lead Toxicosis, Nitrate Toxicosis, Organophosphate Toxicosis, Plant 3 Toxicosis, Selenium Toxicosis, Zinc 8 Traumatic Injury Integumentary Cellulitis 5 Dermatitis, Diffuse 3 Dermatitis, Eosinophilic Dermatitis, Granulation Tissue I Dermatitis, Mycotic Dermatitis, Podo 0 3 Mammary-Mammillitis 0 Mammary-Mastitis, Milk Culture Mammary-Mastitis, Actinomyces pyogenes 3 Mammary-Mastitis, Bacillus sp. Mammary-Mastitis, Pasteurella multocida Mammary-Mastitis, Staphylococcus aureus Milk-Bulk Tank, Bacteriologic Exam Neoplasm Neoplasm, Fibropapilloma Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma Parasitism, Mites Musculoskeletal Arthritis Arthritis, Actinomyces pyogenes 8 Arthritis, Non-Suppurative Arthritis, Suppurative Bone-Malformation Bone-Osteodystrophy Bone-Osteomyelitis Bone-Osteopetrosis Muscle-Atrophy Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

32 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Muscle-Myopathy Muscle-Myositis 5 Muscle-White Muscle Disease 3 Respiratory Respiratory Disorders, Total Cases Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Lung-Abscess 3 Lung-Edema 5 Lung-Emphysema Lung-Hemorrhage 8 Lung-Neoplasm, Carcinoma Lung-Parasitism Lung-Parasitism, Dictyocaulus sp. Lung-Pneumonia 3 Lung-Pneumonia, Actinomyces pyogenes Lung-Pneumonia, Atypical Interstitial 8 Lung-Pneu., Bov. Resp. Syncytial Virus Lung-Pneumonia, Broncho Lung-Pneumonia, Escherichia coli Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body Lung-Pneumonia, Hemophilus somnus Lung-Pneumonia, Herpesvirus Lung-Pneumonia, Inf. Bov. Rhinotracheitis Lung-Pneumonia, Interstitial 8 Lung-Pneumonia, Mycoplasma sp. 3 Lung-Pneumonia, Mycotic Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella hemolytica Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella multocida Lung-Pneumonia, Salmonella sp Lung-Pneumonia, Streptococcus suis Lung-Pneumonia, Swine Influenza Lung-Thrombosis 3 Pleura-Pleuritis Respiratory Infection 6 3 Respiratory-Microbiologic Exam 4 4 Respiratory Infec., Pasteurella hemolytica Trachea-Tracheitis 4 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

33 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 4 Cardiovascular Blood Vessel-Disorder, Idiopathic Heart-Anomaly Heart-Cardiomyopathy 4 Heart-Endocarditis Heart-Heart Failure, Chronic Heart-Myocardial Degeneration 3 Heart-Myocarditis 0 Heart-Pericarditis 5 Hemic and Lymphatic Blood-Anemia, Hemolytic Hemorrhage, Generalized 5 Bone Marrow-Neopl., Myeloproif. Disorder Immune System-Hypogarnmaglobulinemia Lymph Node-Lymphadenitis 3 Lymph Node-Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma Lymph Node-Reactive 6 Digestive Digestive Disorders, Total Cases, Esophagus-Dilatation Esophagus-Esophagitis 4 Feces-Microbiologic Exam Intestine-Anomaly Intestine-Colitis Intestine-Enteritis, Adenovirus Intestine-Enteritis, Bovine Viral Diarrhea 0 5 Intestine-Enteritis, C. perfringens Type C Intestine-Enteritis, Coronavirus Intestine-Enteritis, Eosinophilic 4 Intestine-Enteritis, Escherichia coli Intestine-Enteritis, Hemorrhagic Intestine-Enteritis, Idiopathic Intestine-Enteritis, L ymphoplasmacytic Int.-Enteritis, M. paratuberculosis (Johne's) Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic Intestine-Enteritis, Rotavirus Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

34 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp Intestine-Enteropathy, Atrophic 4 Intestine-Hemorrhage 6 Intestine-Parasitism, Cestode 4 Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia Intestine-Parasitism, Cryptosporidium sp Intestine-Parasitism, Giardia sp. Intestine-Parasitism, Strongyloides sp. Intestine-Parasitism, Trichostrongylids Intestine-Torsion Intestine-Volvulus Liver-Abscess Liver-Hepatitis 8 3 Liver-Hepatopathy Liver-Hepatosis 4 Liver-Infarction Liver-Lipidosis Liver-Parasitism Liver-Parasitism, Ascaris (Larvae) Liver-Parasitism, Fascioloides sp. 3 Oral-Dentition, Abnormal Oral-Glossitis Oral-Neoplasm Oral-Stomatitis 3 Stomach-Abomasal Ulcer 8 Stomach-Abomasitis Stomach-Abomasitis, Mycotic Stomach-Gastritis Stomach-Rumen Tympany (Bloat) Stomach-Rumenitis 0 Stomach-Rupture 7 Urogenital Reproductive Disorders, Total Cases Abortion, Anasarca Abortion, Anomaly 3 3 Abortion, Bacterial 7 Abortion, Bacterial, Actinomyces pyogenes Abortion, Bacterial, Bacillus sp. 3 6 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

35 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Abortion, Bacterial, Campylobacter sp. 3 Abortion, Bacterial, Escherichia coli 9 3 Abortion, Bacterial, Leptospira sp. Abortion, Bacterial, Listeria sp. 3 Abortion, Bacterial, Pastuerella hemolytica Abortion, Bacterial, Salmonella sp. 3 Abortion, Bacterial, Staphylococcus sp. Abortion, Bacterial, Streptococcus sp. Abortion, Encephalitis Abortion, Goiter Abortion, Hepatitis 3 Abortion, Hepatopathy 6 Abortion, Idiopathic Abortion, Mummified Fetus 3 Abortion, Mycotic Placentitis 6 Abortion, Myocarditis Abortion, Parasitism, Neospora sp Abortion, Placentitis Abortion, Pneumonia 7 3 Abortion, Twins 5 Abortion, Viral, Bovine Viral Diarrhea Abor., Viral, Infectious Bov. Rhinotracheitis 8 4 Genital-Anomaly I Genital Anomaly, Freemartin Genital-Bacteriologic Exam 9 3 Kidney-Infarction Kidney-Nephritis 6 Kidney-Nephritis, Glomerulo Kidney-Nephritis, Interstitial 6 Kidney-Nephritis, Pyelo 5 Kidney-Nephrosis 5 Kidney-Urolithiasis Scrotum-Inflammation Stillbirth-Dystocia Stillbirth, Idiopathic 8 3 Urinary Bladder-Urocystitis Urine-Bacteriologic Exam 5 Uterus-Metritis Vagina-Neoplasm, Fibrosarcoma Vas Deferens-Normal Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

36 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 BOVINE (continued) Total Jn 8 Endocrine Thyroid-'-Goiter 4 Thyroid-Neoplasm, Carcinoma 9 Nervous Neurological Disorders, Total Cases 7 Brain-Abscess Brain-Anomaly Brain-Encephalitis, Eosinophilic Brain-Encephalitis, Hemophilus somnus Brain-Encephalitis, Listeria sp. 9 4 Brain-Encephalitis, Non-Suppurative 6 Brain-Encephalitis, Rabies 4 Brain-Encephalopathy Brain-Hemorrhage Brain-Polioencephalomalacia 9 Brain-Vasculitis 3 Meninges-Meningitis 4 Meninges-Meningitis, Actinomyces pyogenes Meninges-Meningitis, Non-Suppurative Meninges-Meningitis, Suppurative 3 Neurologic Disorder, Idiopathic 6 3 I X Special Senses Ear-Otitis Eye-Conjunctivitis 3 Eye-Keratitis Eyelid-Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Carcinoma CANINE 0 Body as a Whole Abscess Amyloidosis Anomaly 6 5 I I 8 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

37 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Canine Distemper 7 Dehydration Effusion, Pyothorax 3 Emaciation 4 3 Heat Exhaustion/Stroke Hernia, Diaphragmatic Herpesvirus Infection Metabolic Imbalance, Hypoglycemia 3 Metabolic Imbalance, Shock Mineralization, Soft Tissue Mycosis, Systemic Mycosis, Blastomyces sp. 0 3 Neonatal Death 5 Neonatal Weakness Neoplasm, Anaplastic Neoplasm, Carcinoma, Anaplastic 3 Neoplasm, Carcinoma, Metastatic Neoplasm, Hemangiosarcoma 3 Neoplasm, Hemangiosarcoma, Metastatic Neoplasm, Mastocytoma, Metastatic Neoplasm, Sarcoma, Anaplastic Neoplasm, Sarcoma, Metastatic Parasitism, Toxoplasma Peritonitis Pseudorabies Septicemia, Aeromonas sp. Septicemia, Bacterial Septicemia, Escherichia coli Septicemia, Klebsiella sp. Septicemia, Listeria sp. Septicemia, Salmonella sp. Septicemia, Streptococcus sp. 4 Steatitis Sudden Unexpected Death Toxicosis, Anticoagulant Rodenticide 6 Toxicosis, Arsenic Toxicosis, Copper Toxicosis, Ethylene Glycol Toxicosis, Lead Toxicosis, Metaldehyde Toxicosis, Organophosphate 3 Toxicosis, Strychnine 3 3 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

38 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Toxicosis, Zinc Traumatic Injury Integumentary Abscess Alopecia 3 Calcinosis Circumscripta Cellulitis 3 3 Cyst, Adnexal Cyst, Apocrine Cyst, Interdigital Dermal Fibrosis Dermatitis, Acral Lick Granuloma Dermatitis, Allergic Dermatitis, Bacterial Dermatitis, Diffuse Dermatitis, Eosinophilic 4 Dermatitis, Eosinophilic Granuloma 3 Dermatitis, Focal Dermatitis, Granulation Tissue Dermatitis, Granulomatous Dermatitis, Lupus Erythematosis 6 Dermatitis, Mycotic 3 Dermatitis, Parakeratosis Dermatitis, Pemphigus Dermatitis, Podo Dermatitis, Seborrhea Dermatitis, Staphylococcus sp. 4 Dermatitis, Ulcerative Dermatosis, Endocrine 4 Hematoma 6 Mammary-Duct Ectasia 5 Mffiary-Hyperplasia 5 Mammary-Mastitis Mammary-Neoplasm, Anaplastic Mammary-Neoplasm, Adenocarcinoma Mammary-Neoplasm, Adenoma Mammary-Neoplasm, Duct Carcinoma 3 3 Mammary-Neoplasm, Mixed, Benign Mammary-Neoplasm, Mixed, Malignant 7 30 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

39 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, 995- June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total Jl Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Manunary-Neoplasm, Osteosarcoma I Nail Bed-Perionychia I Neoplasm, Adenoma Neoplasm, Anal Sac Carcinoma 6 I I Neoplasm, Anaplastic Neoplasm, Apocrine Adenocarcinoma Neoplasm, Basal Cell Tumor Neoplasm, Carcinoma, Anaplastic 6 I Neoplasm, Fibroma Neoplasm, Fibropapilloma I Neoplasm, Fibrosarcoma Neoplasm, Hemangioma NeoplaSm, Hemangiopericytoma Neoplasm, Hemangiosarcoma 0 3 Neoplasm, Histiocytoma Neo., Intracutaneous Cornifying Epithelioma Neoplasm, Lipoma Neoplasm, Liposarcoma 4 Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma 6 3 Neoplasm, Mastocytoma Neoplasm, Melanoma Neoplasm, Myxosarcoma Neoplasm, Papilloma 8 Neoplasm, Perianal Gland Adenoma Neoplasm, Perianal Gland Carcinoma 4 Neoplasm, Pilomatrixoma Neoplasm, Plasmacytoma 4 Neoplasm, Sarcoma, Anaplastic Neoplasm, Sebaceous Gland Adenoma Neo., Sebaceous Gland Adenocarcinoma Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Carcinoma 3 4 Neoplasm, Trichoepithelioma Parasitism Parasitism, Demodex Parasitism, Lice Parasitism, Mites 4 Sebaceous Gland.:...Hyperplasia 4 Seroma 4 Steatitis Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

40 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total Jn Musculoskeletal Arthritis 0 4 Arthritis, Non-Suppurative Arthritis, Staphylococcus sp. Arthritis, Streptococcus sp. 3 Arthritis, Suppurative Bone-Fracture Bone-Malformation Bone-Neoplasm Bone-Neoplasm, Chondrosarcoma 5 Bone-Neoplasm, Osteosarcoma Bone-Osteitis 8 4 Bone-Osteochondrosis Bone-Osteomalacia Bone-Osteomyelitis 4 Joint-Neoplasm, Synoviosarcoma Muscle-Myositis 6 3 Respiratory Respiratory Disorders, Total Cases Lung-Congestion Lung-Edema Lung-Hemorrhage 8 3 Lung-Neoplasm, Carcinoma 4 Lung-Neoplasm, Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung-Pneumonia 4 Lung-Pneumonia, Bordetella bronchiseptica 6 Lung-Pneumonia, Broncho Lung-Pneumonia, Escherichia coli 3 Lung-Pneumonia, Foreign Body 6 Lung-Pneumonia, Interstitial 4 Lung-Pneumonia, Klebsiella sp. Lung-Pneumonia, Pasteurella multocida Lung-Pneumonia, Staphylococcus sp. Lung-Pneumonia, Streptococcus sp. Lung-Thrombosis Nasal-Neoplasm 7 Nasal-Rhinitis 3 3 Pleura-Pleuritis 3 Respiratory Infection 3 3 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

41 Animal Health in Minnesota- July, June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn Respiratory-Microbiologic Exam Respiratory Infection, Pasteurella multocida Sinus-Sinusitis Trachea-Collapse 3 4 Cardiovascular Blood Vessel-Disorder, Idiopathic Heart-Anomaly 0 3 Heart-Cardiomyopathy 3 Heart-Endocardiosis 8 3 Heart-Heart Failure, Acute 3 3 Heart-Heart Failure, Chronic I Heart-Myocardial Degeneration I Heart-Myocarditis 7 Heart-Neoplasm, Hemangiosarcoma Heart-Pericarditis I 5 Hemic and Lymphatic Blood-Anemia Blood-Anemia, Hemolytic 5 I Blood-Coagulation Disorder I Blood-Parasitism, Ehrlichia sp. Blood-Thrombocytopenia I Bone Marrow-Neoplasm 3 Hemorrhage, Generalized I I 4 Lymph Node-Lymphadenitis I6 I 4 I I I Lymph Node-Neoplasm, Lymphosarcoma II Lymph Node-Neoplasm, Metastatic 3 Lymph Node-Reactive Spleen-Hematoma 8 I 3 I Spleen-Infarct 3 Spleen-Neoplasm 3 Spleen-Neoplasm, Fibrosarcoma I Spleen-Neoplasm, Hemangioma Spleen-Neoplasm, Hemangiosarcoma I Spleen-Neoplasm, Leiomyosarcoma I Spleen-Nodular Lymphoid Hyperplasia 3 Spleen-Siderotic Plaque Spleen-Splenitis Spleen-Torsion Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

42 Animal Health in Minnesota-July, 995- June 30, 996 CANINE (continued) Total n Ag Sp Oc Nv De Jn Fb Mr Ap My Jn 6 Digestive Feces-Microbiologic Exam Gall Bladder-Cholecystitis Intestine-Anomaly Intestine-Colitis Intestine-Enteritis, C. perfringens Type C Intestine-Enteritis, Campylobacter sp. Intestine-Enteritis, Coronavirus Intestine-Enteritis, Eosinophilic 4 Intestine-Enteritis, Escherichia coli Intestine-Enteritis, Hemorrhagic 5 Intestine-Enteritis, Idiopathic 3 Intestine-Enteritis, L ymphoplasmacytic 4 Intestine-Enteritis, Necrotic 6 I Intestine-Enteritis, Parvovirus Intestine-Enteritis, Rotavirus Intestine-Enteritis, Salmonella sp. 3 3 Intestine-Enteropathy, Atrophic Intestine-Hemorrhage 7 Intestine-Infarction Intestine-Intussusception 3 Intestine-Neoplasm 3 Intestine-Neoplasm, Adenocarcinoma 4 Intestine-Neoplasm, Leiomyosarcoma I Intestine-Neoplasm, Polyp 4 Intestine-Neoplasm, Sarcoma Intestine-Obstruction 4 Intestine-Parasitism 8 4 Intestine-Parasitism, Ancylostoma sp. 5 Intestine-Parasitism, Ascaris 6 Intestine-Parasitism, Capillaria sp. 3 I Intestine-Parasitism, Cestode Intestine-Parasitism, Coccidia 3 Intestine-Parasitism, Giardia sp Intestine-Parasitism, Trematode 3 Intestine-Parasitism, Trichuris sp. Intestine-Rupture Intestine-Torsion Intestine-Volvulus 3 Lip-Chelitis 0 34 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station-Miscellaneous Publication

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