Ole L. Nielsen

TL;DR: Lung samples from 148 finishing pigs with cranioventral lobular bronchopneumonia consistent with porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) in Denmark revealed a broad range of microscopical lesions and the diversity and number of pathogens were higher in these animals compared with controls.

TL;DR: The PCR proved to be a convenient tool for the monitoring of MDV in the poultry population, and feather tips were the most convenient and sensitive samples.

TL;DR: The intraperitoneally infected chickens of normal immune status showed various degrees of localized purulent peritonitis at the inoculation site, but in the immunosuppressed birds the entire peritoneum tended to be involved along with the abdominal organs, which may represent a useful infection model for detailed analysis of Gallibacterium virulence factors and pathogenesis.

TL;DR: The model revealed a pattern of development and presence of lesions similar to the frequently occurring osteomyelitic lesions, especially in pre-pubertal children following haematogenous spread of S. aureus, which can be reliably applied in studies of this disease with respect to pathophysiology, pathomorphology, impact of strain virulence, and therapy.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the direct detection of IBV in tracheal tissues by RT-PCR is more sensitive than IHC and that the RT- PCR technique is able to distinguish between types ofIBV.