A study looking at atypical interstitial pneumonia in feedlot cattle includes investigating the role that elevated levels of serotonin might play in causing the condition. | File photo

Pneumonia put under the microscope

Researchers study human form of atypical interstitial pneumonia as they try to determine what causes it in feedlot cattle

Glacier FarmMedia – Pen riders move through the feedlot corrals on horseback, watching the cattle with a sharp eye. They are looking for illness, weaving through the herd day after day. They hear the animal with atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it. There’s a rattle in the heifer’s breathing and loud grunting. When […] Read more