A necropsy was performed on an advanced pregnant buffalo that exhibited symptoms such as tympanitis and respiratory distress. The examination revealed severe lung suppuration, thickened pericardium, and evidence of myocardium hypertrophy, suggesting respiratory failure due to cardiopneumopathy as the cause of death. Key lesions included purulent discharge in the lungs and focal petechial hemorrhages in the epicardium.

1. Pneumocarditis in a buffalo – Necropsy
Kapse S.U., Gangane G.R., Dake S.L., Musale V.B,
Kulkarni G.B., Kondre B.M.,
Department of Veterinary Pathology
College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani - 431402(M.S.)
A carcass of advanced pregnant buffalo was submitted to the department of
veterinary pathology of College of veterinary and animal sciences Parbhani for conduct
of postmortem to know to know the etio-pathology of death.
The carcass was submitted with the history of tympanitis, anorexia, stress and
respiratory distress. The necropsy examination of buffalo carcass showed severe
multifocal suppuration with occasional caseation in the lung along with focal
consolidation. On exposure of these involved lobes of lung, the thick yellow discharge
of pus of foetid odour drained out through cut surfaces (Plate 1 & 2.). The pericardium
was thickened, dense having fibrinous content showing its adhesion with visceral
pleura causing localized pleuritis. The myocardium appeared to be dense & hard to cut
indicative if its hypertrophy (Plate 3.). The epicardium showed focal petechial
haemorrhages with engorged vasculature (Plate 4.).
Considering the history & observable lesions the buffalo might have died due to
respiratory failure, resulted due to cardiopneumopathy.
References:
1. Pathology of Domestic animals (3rd edition) volume-2 by K.V.F. Jubb,
Peter C. Kennedy & Nigel Palmer.
2. A Textbook of Veterinary Systemic Pathology by J.L. Vegad & A.K.
Katiyar
3. Veterinary Pathology by Thomas Jones & Ronald Hunt ( 5th edition)

2. Plate 1. Severe multifocal suppuration with caseation in the lung
Plate 2. The thick yellow discharge of pus of foetid odour drained out through cut
surfaces

3. Plate 3. Thickened, dense pericardium showing its adhesion with visceral pleura
Plate 4. Focal petechial haemorrhages with engorged vasculature.