Cases of type C botulism in broiler chickens [Clostridium botulinum]

Twenty-seven cases of type C botulism were studied in integrated broiler operations on the Delmarva Peninsula. Single and repeated outbreaks in broiler flocks were observed. No botulinum toxin was found in litter and feed samples despite repeated testing. Clostridium botulinum type C was cultured fr...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1982, Vol.26 (1), p.204-210
Main Authors: Dohms, John E., Allen, P. H., Rosenberger, John K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed
Animals
Birds
Botulism
Botulism - epidemiology
Botulism - microbiology
Botulism - veterinary
Broiler chickens
Case Reports
Chickens
Chickens - microbiology
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium botulinum - classification
Clostridium botulinum - isolation & purification
Crops
Delaware
Disease outbreaks
Flocks
Food Microbiology
Manure
Mortality
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
Poultry Diseases - microbiology
Tissue samples
Toxins
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Summary:Twenty-seven cases of type C botulism were studied in integrated broiler operations on the Delmarva Peninsula. Single and repeated outbreaks in broiler flocks were observed. No botulinum toxin was found in litter and feed samples despite repeated testing. Clostridium botulinum type C was cultured from litter, feed, and tissues of morbid and clinically normal chickens sampled from farms in which flocks experienced botulism. Clostridium botulinum type C could not be cultured from tissues of clinically normal chickens taken from a farm without a flock history of botulism or from caged broilers reared in semi-isolation.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1590044