Genre
- Journal Article
Contributors
Author: Whitlock, R. H.
Author: Wichtel, Jeffrey
Date Issued
1991
Abstract
Botulism was believed to be the cause of progressive symmetric myasthenia in 8 horses on a farm in North Carolina. One horse was found dead, 6 were euthanatized after becoming recumbent, and 1 affected horse recovered. Cecal and colonic contents of 2 horses were determined to contain Clostridium botulinum spores. Alfalfa hay that was fed to the horses contained spores and toxin.
Note
Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
UNITED STATES
LR: 20031114; PUBM: Print; JID: 7503067; 0 (Botulinum Toxins); ppublish
Source type: Electronic(1)
Language
- English
Subjects
- animals
- Clostridium botulinum/isolation & purification
- Botulism/etiology/veterinary
- Food Microbiology
- Horse Diseases/etiology
- Gastrointestinal Contents/chemistry/microbiology
- Spores, Bacterial/isolation & purification
- Botulinum Toxins/analysis
- Medicago sativa/adverse effects
- horses
- Colon/chemistry/microbiology
- Cecum/chemistry/microbiology
Page range
471-472
Host Title
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Host Abbreviated Title
J.Am.Vet.Med.Assoc.
Volume
199
Issue
4
ISSN
0003-1488