Etiology:
Cl. perfringens is the causative agent of enterotoxemia. Its types B and C mainly cause disease in calves. It mostly occurs in highly fed calves.
Cl. perfringens is the causative agent of enterotoxemia. Its types B and C mainly cause disease in calves. It mostly occurs in highly fed calves.
Sign and Symptoms: In calves, there is acute diarrhea, dysentery, abdominal pain, convulsions, and opisthotonos. Death may occur in a few hours, but in less severe cases survive for a few days, and recovery over a period of several days is possible.
Treatment:
Treatment is usually ineffective because of the severity of the disease, but if available, specific hyperimmune serum is indicated, and oral administration of antibiotics may be helpful.
Treatment is usually ineffective because of the severity of the disease, but if available, specific hyperimmune serum is indicated, and oral administration of antibiotics may be helpful.
Control:Vaccinate the calves against enterotoxemia
No comments:
Post a Comment