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==Introduction==
[[Image:Black leg myositis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<small><center>Blackleg myositis (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
[[Image:Black leg myositis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|<small><center>Blackleg myositis (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
A bacterial disease affecting cattle and sheep caused by [[Clostridium chauvoei|''Clostridium chauvoei'']]. Spores pass through the wall of the GI tract and via the bloodstream enter the muscle and liver where they then lie latent. This results in oedematous and crepitant swelling of the muscles. Under the correct conditions (usually anaerobic following injury) they germinate and bacilli grow. Toxins damage the capillaries causing a severe necrotising myositis.
A bacterial disease affecting cattle and sheep caused by [[Clostridium chauvoei|''Clostridium chauvoei'']]. Spores pass through the wall of the GI tract and via the bloodstream enter the muscle and liver where they then lie latent. This results in oedematous and crepitant swelling of the muscles. Under the correct conditions (usually anaerobic following injury) they germinate and bacilli grow. Toxins damage the capillaries causing a severe necrotising myositis.
Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Eighth Edition) Merial
Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Eighth Edition) Merial
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[[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Liver Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Liver Diseases - Cattle]][[Category:Bacterial Myositis]]
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