Open AccessEnterotoxaemia in chinchillas
Author(s) -
R.W. Moore,
H. H. Greenlee
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
laboratory animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1758-1117
pISSN - 0023-6772
DOI - 10.1258/002367775780994745
Subject(s) - clostridium perfringens , incidence (geometry) , medicine , clostridium , vaccination , biology , pathology , genetics , bacteria , physics , optics
Clostridium perfringens (type D) toxin was identified as the cause of sudden deaths in chinchillas. The highest incidence was at 2-4 months of age. Only a few were observed with clinical signs before death occurred. A vaccination program was highly effective.
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