Escherichia coli infection in lambs |
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| Authors: | Joan C. Kater B.V.Sc. Edith A. Davis B.Sc. K.G. Haughey M.R.C.V.S. W.J. Hartley B.V.Sc. |
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| Affiliation: | 1. 9 Wellington Street, Woollahra, N.S.W., Australia;2. Department of Agriculture , Wallaceville Animal Research Station , Wellington;3. Taieri Agriculture Centre , Mosgiel;4. Wallaceville A.R.S.;5. Wallaceville A.R.S.;6. Rural Veterinary Centre , University of Sydney , Camden, N.S.W., Australia;7. Ashburton Veterinary Club |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Extract Published records of Escherichia coli infection in lambs have appeared with increasing frequency in recent years. Reports have come from Australia (Roberts, 1957 Roberts, D. S. 1957. Anst. vet. J., 33: 43–43. [Google Scholar], 1958 Roberts, D. S. 1958. Anst. vet. J., 34: 152–152. [Google Scholar]; Charles, 1957 Charles, G. 1957. Anst. vet. J., 33: 329–329. [Google Scholar]) and from Britain (Terlecki and Shaw, 1959 Terlecki, S. and Shaw, W. G. 1959. Vet. Rec., 71: 181–181. [Google Scholar]; Rees, 1958 Rees, T. A. 1958. J. comp. Path., 68: 399–399. [Google Scholar]; Hughes, 1962 Hughes, L. E. 1962. Vet. Rec., 74: 350–350. [Google Scholar]). In the Australian outbreaks, the age of affected lambs ranged from three to eight weeks, while in the British outbreaks lambs became affected within one day of birth. In both countries the illness lasted from one to three days. Characteristically, the infection localized in the central nervous system leading to purulent meningo-encephahtis, and in the joints causing fibrino-purulent arthritis. |
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