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[[Image:Inhalation pneumonia.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Aspiration pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
*Response of the lungs to aspirated foreign material will depend on the nature of the material (e.g. food), the bacterial load and the distribution of the material within the lungs
*Mild bronchopneumonia can develop into a severe necrotising pneumonia and in very severe cases can progress to gangrenous pneumonia (below)
*In Cattle
**Associated with poor husbandry
**Regurgitated ruminal content
**Cranio-ventral distribution
**Respiratory insufficiency secondary to [[:Category:Cardiovascular System - Developmental Pathology|congenital cardiac disease]]
*In Horses
**Most commonly in right ventral lung lobe (most rostral secondary bronchus leads to right accessory lobe)
**Risk factors:
***[[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|Oesophageal]] obstruction
***Spontaneous reflux (GI obstruction, equine grass sickness)
***[[Respiratory System Clinical Signs - Pathology#Dysphagia|Dysphagia]]
***Iatrogenic
****Nasogastric tube in the wrong place
*In Dogs
**Most commonly [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomited]]/regurgitated material or contrast medium introduced into airways
**In severe acute cases may die from septic shock
**In chronic cases -> [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]]
**Common sequel to [[Myasthenia Gravis|myasthenia gravis]], [[Megaoesophagus|megaoesophagus]] or [[Persistent Right Aortic Arch|persistent right aortic arch]]
[[Category:Pneumonia]]