An outbreak of type C botulism in broiler chickens

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AgricultureInfectious DiseasesPoultry SciencePoultry HealthPoultry MedicinePoultry PathologyBacterial Diseases Of PoultryBroiler Disease PreventionPoultry Infectious DiseasesPoultry NecropsyPoultry ParasitologyZoonotic Diseases In PoultryBotulinum ToxinsBroiler ChickensBroiler Disease DiagnosisBroiler Microbial ContaminationBroiler Production Disease EpidemiologyGut ContentsLitter Characteristics

Abstract

An outbreak of type C botulism involving three-week-old broiler chickens on deep litter is described. No direct source of toxin was found. Cl botulinum type C was distributed widely in the litter, and several thousand per gram were demonstrated both in the litter and in the intestinal contents of chicken.

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