A preliminary investigation into the aetiology of enzootic pneumonia of sheep (“Southland Pneumonia”)

Abstract

Extract Enzootic pneumonia has been recognized for a great number of years as a fatal disease of adult sheep in the south Otago and Southland districts of New Zealand. A full description of the clinical and pathological aspects of this disease is contained in the paper by Salisbury ( 1957 Salisbury, R. M. 1957. N.Z. vet. J., 5: 124–124. [Taylor & Francis Online] [Google Scholar] ), so it is proposed to refer only briefly to these aspects and to record a few additional observations made during the course of the present investigation. The author agrees with the statement of Salisbury that enzootic pneumonia in New Zealand is identical with enzootic pneumonia in Wales as described by Montgomerie et al. ( 1938 Montgomery, R. F. , Bosworth, T. J. and Glover, R. E. 1938. J. comp. Path., 51: 87–87. [Google Scholar] ).