Outbreak of acute colitis on a horse farm associated with tetracycline-contaminated sweet feed.
Exposure of a group of horses to tetracycline-contaminated feed resulted in acute colitis and subsequent death in one horse and milder diarrhea in 3 others. The most severely affected animal demonstrated clinical and pathological findings typical of colitis X. The other herdmates responded well to administration of zinc bacitracin.
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Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
Stämpfli
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Crawford
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005506:Food Contamination; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000506:poisoning*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013752:Tetracycline