1. Outbreak of type C botulism in laying hens.
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Sharpe, A. E., Sharpe, E. J., Ryan, E. D., Clarke, H. J., and McGettrick, S. A.
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CLOSTRIDIUM botulinum , *HENS , *VETERINARY epidemiology , *BOTULINUM toxin , *ANIMAL carcasses , *DISEASES - Abstract
The article presents a short communication on an outbreak of type Clostridium botulism in laying hens. The outbreak affected a group of 7500 Lohmann layer hens housed in a slatted barn. It lasted for 12 weeks. Twelve birds were tested for botulinum toxin. The article cites the ingestion of preformed toxin from carcases of wildlife as the source of toxin in this outbreak.
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- 2011
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