BioMed Research International

Research Article

Mycobacterium avium Subsp. avium Infection in Four Veal Calves: Differentiation from Intestinal Tuberculosis

Table 1

Calf numberGranulomatous inflammation*Necrosis*Acid-fast organisms**
JejunumIleumCaecumColonLnn.JejunumIleumCaecumColonLnn.JejunumIleumCaecumColonLnn.
1−+++++−−++++−−++−++−
2++++−−+−++−−+++−+−−+
3+−−+++++−+++−−−−+
4++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 *+: mild change; ++: moderate change; +++: severe change; −: negative.
**+: low number of acid-fast organisms; ++: moderate number of acid-fast organisms; +++: high number of acid-fast organisms.
Lnn.: Ileocaecal lymph node.