Bacteriological and pathological studies of the "collapse syndrome" in suckled calves.
During the winter of 1971-72 faecal samples from 91 diarrhoeic calves, 25 of which were considered to be suffering from the "collapse syndrome" were examined bacteriologically. E coli of serotypes reported as having the ability to produce enterotoxins were isolated from most of the calves with the "collapse syndrome", but from only a few of the other diarrhoeic calves, as well as a few unaffected in-contact animals. On post mortem examination, abomasal dilatation was a characteristic finding in calves dying of the "collapse syndrome" but not of other diarrhoeic deaths. The significance of these findings is discussed.
D000018:Abomasum / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome / Q000662:veterinary
D004768:Enterotoxins