Prof. Paolo Martelli

Introduction:Cranio-ventral pulmonary consolidation (EP-like lesions) and chronic pleuritis (CP) are common findings in slaughtered pigs. Pleural lesions involving dorso-caudal lobes are suggestive of pleuropneumonia due to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App). The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of lung and pleural lesions at abattoirs in Italy and to identify major ...