Table 2 Mean scores ± standard deviation (% of positive animals) for macroscopic lesions in the infection and the re-infection group at euthanasia *
Tissue | Macroscopic lesion | Infection group | Re-infection group |
|---|---|---|---|
Vagina | Congestion | 0.0 ± 0.00 | 0.2 ± 0.45 (20) |
|  | Serous exudate | 0.6 ± 1.34 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Cervix | Congestion | 0.6 ± 1.34 (20) | 0.2 ± 0.45 (20) |
|  | Serous exudate | 1.0 ± 1.41 (40) | 0.4 ± 0.89 (20) |
Uterus | Congestion | 0.8 ± 1.10 (40) | 1.0 ± 1.22 (60) |
|  | Hypertrophy | 0.6 ± 1.34 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
|  | Serous exudate | 1.6 ± 1.52 (60) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Uterine tubes | Congestion | 1.2 ± 1.10 (60) | 0.4 ± 0.55 (40) |
|  | Hypertrophy | 0.6 ± 1.34 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
|  | Serous exudate | 1.2 ± 1.64 (40) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Oviducts | Serous exudate | 0.6 ± 1.34 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Ovaries | Congestion | 0.4 ± 0.89 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Lig. Latum uteri | Congestion | 0.8 ± 0.84 (60) | 0.4 ± 0.55 (40) |
Mesovarium | Congestion | 1.6 ± 1.34 (80)a | 0.2 ± 0.45 (20) |
Mesosalpinx | Congestion | 1.4 ± 1.52 (60) | 0.2 ± 0.45 (20) |
Spleen | Congestion | 0.4 ± 0.89 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
|  | Enlargement | 0.0 ± 0.00 | 1.0 ± 1.41 (40) |
Liver | Congestion | 0.2 ± 0.45 (20) | 0.0 ± 0.00 |
Pelvic lymph nodes | Congestion | 1.6 ± 1.14 (80)a,c | 0.0 ± 0.00c |
|  | Enlargement | 2.2 ± 1.3 (80)a | 2.0 ± 1.22 (80)b |
Cervical lymph node | Enlargement | 1.8 ± 1.64 (60) | 0.4 ± 0.89 (20) |