Clostridial myocarditis in lambs |
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Authors: | JRW GLASTONBURY JE SEARSON IJ LINKS LM TUCKETT |
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Institution: | New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Wagga Wagga. |
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Abstract: | Five outbreaks of myocarditis were investigated in young sheep. They occurred during late winter and spring when there was lush growth of pasture following a prolonged period of drought. Clinically the disease was characterised by sudden death and pathological findings were dominated by acute multifocal locally extensive necrotising and haemorrhagic myocarditis. A fluorescent antibody technique was used to demonstrate the presence of Clostridium chauvoei in paraffin embedded sections of myocardium from 4 of the outbreaks. |
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