Type C botulism in dairy cattle from feed contaminated with a dead cat

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-209

  Galey, F D ^a   Terra, R ^c   Walker, R ^b   Adaska, J ^b   Etchebarne, M A ^g   Puschner, B ^b   Fisher, E ^c   Whitlock, R H ^d   Rocke, T ^e   Willoughby, D ^f   Tor, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Lander Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^f Animal Health Branch   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FELIS CATUS;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; BOTULISM; CAT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; PARALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CATS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MICE; PARALYSIS; RUMEN;

EID: 0034183378     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870001200302     Document Type: Article

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