Botulism among penned pheasants and protection by vaccination with C1 toxoid.

Abstract

Fifty to 100 per cent of about 8000 penned pheasants raised on a farm in Hiroshima Prefecture died annually for three years. Deaths were ascribed to type C botulism. Vaccination of four groups of pheasants with partially purified C1 toxoid effectively protected them against type C botulism. The protective efficacy of the toxoid was emphasised by the relatively high susceptibility of the pheasant to C1 toxin.

• Authors: H Kurazono, K Shimozawa, G Sakaguchi, M Takahashi, T Shimizu, H Kondo
• Journal: Research in veterinary science (Res Vet Sci) Vol. 38 Issue 1 Pg. 104-8 (Jan 1985) ISSN: 0034-5288 [Print] England
• PMID: 3883454 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Clostridium botulinum toxoid
• Toxoids
• Botulinum Toxins

Topics

• Animals
• Botulinum Toxins (isolation & purification, toxicity)
• Botulism (mortality, prevention & control, veterinary)
• Cecum (microbiology)
• Clostridium botulinum (isolation & purification)
• Japan
• Lethal Dose 50
• Poultry
• Poultry Diseases (mortality, prevention & control)
• Toxoids (therapeutic use)