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. 2001 Mar;42(3):210–212.

Presumptive diagnosis of Clostridium botulinum type D intoxication in a herd of feedlot cattle.

L C Heider 1, J T McClure 1, E R Leger 1
PMCID: PMC1476456  PMID: 11265191

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.

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