Table 3.
Toxinotypes of C. perfringens isolates in diarrhoeic and healthy sheep
Total no. of sheep | No (%) of sheep with C. perfringens | No. of C. perfringens isolates screened | Toxinotypes* | |||||||
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | ||||
Diarrhoeic | 116 | 38 (32.7) | 135 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
Dead | 13 | 9 (69.2) | 34 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Control | 63 | 8 (12.7) | 20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 192 | 55 (28.6) | 189 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
* A, B, C, D, E, F, and G refers to C. perfringens toxinotypes. P< 0.001 using the Chi-square test