Endocarditis:

• Endocarditis refers to inflammation of endocardium (inner lining of heart).
• This disease affects inner lining of heart as well as valves within it
• It may be acute or chronic in nature.
• Most cases of endocarditis in farm animals are caused by bacterial infection but route of infection is uncertain whether it is through ingestion or hematogenous spread of bacteria form one part of body to heart via blood.