Report of a case of bronchopneumonia associated with Moraxella bovis isolation in a chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica)

A case of fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia associated with Moraxella bovis infection in a chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is described. The animal, a 4- month-old female, was referred by the staff warden of the National Game Res erve of Freser-Setcases (Catalonia, north-eastern Spain). The animal was in good general condition and was found 4h before death. On necropsy the lung s were congested and oedematous, with haemorrhagic areas in the cranial and middle lobes. The microscopic lesions were those of a fibrinopurulent bron chopneumonia. Microbiological study of the samples obtained showed numerous small beta-haemolytic colonies in pure culture, identified as Moraxella (M oraxella) bovis.