OCCURRENCE OF BOTULISM IN FEEDLOT BOVINE IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE/ BRAZIL
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Animal SanityAbstract
Botulism is the intoxication caused by a neurotoxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum, distinguished by flacid or complete skeletal musculature paralysis. This study reports a botulism outbrake in feedlot bovine, fed with corn silage. Samples of the liver, and of the intestinal and ruminal content from one of the bovine that presented typical clinical state for botulism, as well as a portion of corn silage were sent for bacterial analysis. In the laboratory, bioassay and serum neutralization were performed on rats, confirming the suspect for type C botulism. This report intends to warn veterinaries and breeders, which practice herd feedlot, because this procedure increases botulism susceptibility, and it is mainly related to the type and quality of the food ingested.Keywords: bovine, Clostridium botulinum, feedlot.
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2010-12-21
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MABONI, F. .-.; MONEGO, F.; MATIUZZI DA COSTA, M.; DUTRA, I.; PALMIRA CASTAGNA DE VARGAS, A. OCCURRENCE OF BOTULISM IN FEEDLOT BOVINE IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE/ BRAZIL. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 4, p. 962–965, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i4.3336. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/3336. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.
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