Enterotoxemia (over-eating disease)

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enterotoxemia is aka

over-eating disease

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what bacteria is enterotoxemiaa (over-eating disease)

Clostridium perfringens

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what causes ita (over-eating disease)

  1. rapidly growing lambs consuming large quantities of milk

  2. over-eating of grain

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clinical signs (5) (over-eating disease)

  1. diarrhea (sometimes containing blood)

  2. severe abdominal pain

  3. may see convulsions

  4. lethargy/recumbency

  5. death

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how to diagnose (over-eating disease)

  1. Necropsy

  2. Fecal smear

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what are u looking for on a gram stain (over-eating disease)

Clostridium sp.

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how to prevent (3) (over-eating disease)

  1. vaccinate while pregnant

  2. vaccinate lambs

  3. Try to avoid sudden changes in feed