Original Research Article I Volume 5 I Issue 4 I 2017

Diagnosis of Clostridium botulinum intoxication in Bovine in field condition

Kalaiselvi G; Sukumar K; Gunaseelan L

Biolife; 2017, 5(4), pp 535-537

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7393098

Abstract:

In an outbreak of Clostridium botulinum in dairy cattle, 121 cattle affected over a period of three months with the following symptoms anorexia, adipsia, restlessness, reluctance to move and animals when forced to walk showed stumbling, knuckling and staggering. The clinical samples like rumen fluids, dung, blood, peripheral blood smear and urines collected from all symptomatic cattles.

Keywords:

Clostridium botulinum in dairy cattle – Staggering-Rumen fluid- Activated charcoal

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Article Dates:

Received: 03 october 2017; Accepted: 23 November 2017; Published: 04 December 2017

How To Cite:

Kalaiselvi G, Sukumar K, & Gunaseelan L. (2022). Diagnosis of Clostridium botulinum intoxication in Bovine in field condition. Biolife, 5(4), 535–537. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7393098

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