Table 4.
Histologic findings in moribund animals
| Tissue | Diagnosis | Group | 1 | 2 | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virus | + | − | − | ||
| CP-D | + | + | − | ||
| Severity | |||||
| Bone marrow | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Atrophy, hematopoietic | Mild | 4 | 3 | ||
| Moderate | 1 | ||||
| Heart | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Epicarditis, subacute | Marked | 4 | 3 | ||
| Inflammation, subacute | Mild | 1 | |||
| Moderate | 3 | ||||
| Infarction, myocardial | Moderate | 1 | |||
| Kidney | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Degeneration/necrosis, tubular | Minimal | 1 | |||
| Mild | 2 | ||||
| Moderate | 1 | ||||
| Dilation, tubular | Mild | 1 | |||
| Lung | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Pneumonia, bronchointerstitial | Moderate | 1 | |||
| Marked | 3 | ||||
| Pleuritis, subacute | Marked | 1 | |||
| Histiocytosis, alveolar | Minimal | 2 | |||
| Nasal turbinates | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Exudate, fibrinopurulent | Mild | 2 | |||
| Moderate | 2 | ||||
| Spleen | Number examined | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| No significant lesions | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Depletion, lymphoid | Marked | 4 | 4 |