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====[[Black Leg]]====
 
====[[Black Leg]]====
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====[[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]]====
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====[[Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]]====
 
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*Causative agents: [[:Category:Clostridium species|''Clostridium septicum, C. novyi, C. perfringens, C. sordelli'']]
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*Normally in soil
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*Bacteria gain entry as spores via penetrating wounds
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*Serohaemorrhagic myositis
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*If only subcutis and fascia are involved - '''malignant oedema'''
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*Toxaemia and septicaemia -> rapid death
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====[[Actinobacillosis|Wooden tongue]]====
 
====[[Actinobacillosis|Wooden tongue]]====
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