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Population-based study of fecal shedding of Clostridium perfringens in broodmares and foals.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 1 Feb 2002
Tillotson Kirsten, Traub-Dargatz Josie L, Dickinson Charles E, Ellis Robert P, Morley Paul S, Hyatt Doreene R, Magnuson Roberta J, Riddle W Thomas, Bolte Denise, Salman M D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentage of broodmares and foals that shed Clostridium perfringens in their feces and classify the genotypes of those isolates. DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. ANIMALS: 128 broodmares and their foals on 6 equine premises. PROCEDURES: Anaerobic and aerobic bacteriologic cultures were performed on feces collected 3 times from broodmares and foals. All isolates of C....
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