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*Especially foals and farm species
*Due to aspiration of amniotic fluid contaminated with meconium and bacteria
**Secondary to fetal distress
**Microscopic lesions of [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchopneumonia|bronchopneumonia]]
**Involves all lobes (versus postnatal bronchopneumonia)
*Haematogenous spread
**Causes [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|interstitial pneumonia]]
**Often caused by ''Listeria monocytogenes'', ''Salmonella'' spp. or ''Chlamydia psittaci''
*In viral abortions
**Cause [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Bronchointerstitial pneumonia|bronchointerstitial pneumonia]]
**E.g.: [[Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis|IBR]], [[Bovine Parainfluenza - 3|PI-3]] and [[Equine Rhinopneumonitis|equine viral rhinopneumonitis]]
[[Category:Pneumonia]]