1.
Equine Vet J
; 16(6): 515-8, 1984 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6394315
RESUMO
An outbreak of pharyngeal and limb paresis involving four horses and nine ponies in the south east of England is described. Nine of the animals died or were destroyed on humane grounds. The clinical features suggested a diagnosis of botulism and mouse innoculation tests confirmed the presence of type B toxin in the serum of one case. All animals were fed big bale silage. It is describe how, in plastic wrapped silage manufacture, conditions of fermentation may be inadequate to prevent the growth of Clostridium botulism. Examination of a sample of silage fed to the affected horses suggested that this was probably the source of the toxin.
Assuntos
Ração Animal/efeitos adversos , Botulismo/veterinária , Surtos de Doenças/veterinária , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Doenças dos Cavalos/epidemiologia , Silagem/efeitos adversos , Animais , Botulismo/epidemiologia , Botulismo/etiologia , Clostridium botulinum/isolamento & purificação , Inglaterra , Feminino , Doenças dos Cavalos/etiologia , Cavalos , Masculino
2.
Vet Rec
; 114(2): 51, 1984 Jan 14.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6719807