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On histological examination of the lung, large branches of the pulmonary arteries were plugged with septic thrombi and bacterial colonies Pathogens identified in neonatal bovine faecal samples in Northern Ireland, January to March 2020 Pathogen Number tested Number (%) positive Cryptosporidium species 239 67 (28 0) Rotavirus 234 82 (35 0) Coronavirus 234 9 (3 9) Escherichia coli K99 170 10 (5 9) Other enteric conditions Parasitic ova found in ruminant faeces samples submitted during the period are shown in Table 2 Table 2: Endoparasitic infections in ruminants in Northern Ireland, January to March 2020 Number of parasitic ova Total Negative + ++ +++ ++++ Per cent positive Liver fluke Bovine Ovine 470 130 431 86 29 17 7 16 1 3 2 8 8 3 33 8 Paramphistome Bovine Ovine 471 130 176 73 73 18 114 22 41 6 67 11 62 6 43 8 Coccidia Bovine Ovine 534 158 441 81 88 57 1 5 3 6 1 9 17 4 48 7 Total 500 epg 500 epg Per cent positive Strongyle worm egg count Bovine Ovine 532 158 521 123 11 35 2 1 22 2 + Low, ++ Moderate, +++ High, ++++ Very high 500 eggs per gram of faeces (epg) was considered of likely clinical significance Chronic fasciolosis Chronic fasciolosis was diagnosed in two eight-month-old heifers submitted in January 2020 Other diseases of cattle Cardiovascular system disease Aneurysm development in the gastric branches of the abdominal aorta is a recognised entity in Holstein-Friesian cows Arterial aneurysm with rupture and catastrophic abdominal haemorrhage, from an arterial branch off the aorta to the forestomachs, was diagnosed in a five-year-old dairy cow which died suddenly
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