Difference between revisions of "Clostridium perfringens type B"
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*Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats | *Fatal haemorrhagic enteritis in newborn foals, calves and adult goats | ||
[[Category:Enteropathogenic_and_Enterotoxaemic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Goat]] | [[Category:Enteropathogenic_and_Enterotoxaemic_Clostridia]][[Category:Sheep]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Goat]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:36, 25 June 2010
- Lamb Dysentery (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)
- 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