Abstract
Fifty-two feedlot cattle exhibited clinical signs suggestive of botulism. Clostridium botulinum type D organisms were recovered from ruminal fluid of 4 of the 5 affected animals tested and were isolated from bakery waste fed to the cattle. Clostridium botulinum type D has not been reported previously in Canadian cattle.
MeSH terms
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Animal Feed / microbiology*
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Animals
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Botulinum Toxins*
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Botulism / diagnosis
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Botulism / epidemiology
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Botulism / veterinary*
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Canada / epidemiology
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
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Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
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Clostridium botulinum / isolation & purification*
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Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
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Liver / microbiology
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Male
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Rumen / microbiology
Substances
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botulinum toxin type D
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Botulinum Toxins