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*[[Lamb Dysentery]] (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)
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*[[Intestines Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic Enteritis - Pathology#Lamb Dysentery (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)|Lamb dysentery]]
 
*Up to 30% morbidity and high mortality
 
*Up to 30% morbidity and high mortality
 
*Affects lambs in first week of life
 
*Affects lambs in first week of life
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*Fluid in the peritoneal cavity and pericardial sac due to increased capillary permeability (beta toxin)
 
*Fluid in the peritoneal cavity and pericardial sac due to increased capillary permeability (beta toxin)
 
*Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats
 
*Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats
 
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[[Category:Enteropathogenic_and_Enterotoxaemic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Goat]]
 
 
[[Category:Enteropathogenic_and_Enterotoxaemic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]][[Category:Horse Bacteria]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]][[Category:Goat Bacteria]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
 
[[Category:To Do - Medium]]
 

Revision as of 21:37, 1 June 2010

  • Lamb dysentery
  • Up to 30% morbidity and high mortality
  • Affects lambs in first week of life
  • Abdominal distension, pain, bloody faeces, sudden death
  • Bacterial overgrowth in the intestine of the lamb due to immature bacterial flora
  • Lack of proteases in the immature gut prevents cleavage of the beta toxin, allowing it to cause disease
  • Also alpha and epsilon toxins
  • Haemorrhagic enteritis and ulceration in the small intestine
  • Fluid in the peritoneal cavity and pericardial sac due to increased capillary permeability (beta toxin)
  • Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats