Table 3 Summary of histological examination of lungs, showing the number and proportion which contained granulomata and metaplastic foci of bone or osteoid and the number and proportion of the granuloma cases that had adiaspores
From: A post-mortem study of respiratory disease in small mustelids in south-west England
Species | Histology n= | Granuloma + ve (%) | Adiaspore + ve (%) | Bone/osteoid + ve (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stoat | 26 | 10 (38) | 6/10 (60) | 6/26 (23) |
Weasel | 21 | 11 (52) | 4/11 (36) | 3/21 (14) |
Polecat | 14 | 7 (50) | 2/7 (29) | 8/14 (57) |