Clostridium Perfringens

[Just because]

Has anyone come across this and has any advice

 

[Filthyfarmer]

Clostridium perfringens - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sounds pretty nasty

 

[neilo]

Has anyone come across this and has any advice

In sheep? There are several types, which are responsible for such things as pulpy kidney in lambs, etc.

Clostridial vaccines like Bravoxin, Covexin, Heptavac, etc are very effective in controlling it, thankfully.

Not sure you can do much as regards treatment, as you usually just find them dead anyway.

 

[Just because]

In sheep? There are several types, which are responsible for such things as pulpy kidney in lambs, etc.

Clostridial vaccines like Bravoxin, Covexin, Heptavac, etc are very effective in controlling it, thankfully.

Not sure you can do much as regards treatment, as you usually just find them dead anyway.

Cattle

 

[Werzle]

Has anyone come across this and has any advice

If you got cattle dying of black leg you want to give them all a jab of bravoxin and a big jab of pen strep asap to limit deaths.

 

[topground]

If you got cattle dying of black leg you want to give them all a jab of bravoxin and a big jab of pen strep asap to limit deaths.

Blackleg is a highly fatal bacterial disease that affects cattle and sheep, and is caused by the soilborne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei.
Is Clostridium Perfringens not more usually associated with food poisoning caused by not cooling cooked meat quickly and not storing it at below 5 deg C before eating? Spores heat resistant and produce a heat resistant toxin resulting in D & V 6 plus hours after eating.

 

[Werzle]

Blackleg is a highly fatal bacterial disease that affects cattle and sheep, and is caused by the soilborne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei.
Is Clostridium Perfringens not more usually associated with food poisoning caused by not cooling cooked meat quickly and not storing it at below 5 deg C before eating? Spores heat resistant and produce a heat resistant toxin resulting in D & V 6 plus hours after eating.

Googles great isnt it ! Clostridium perfringens isnt blackleg "just because" has told me so you are correct.