WFSC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Clostridium, Penicillin

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Wildlife & Fisheries Sci.
• Course: WFSC 301
• Professor: Walter Cook

Document Summary

Etiologic agent: clostridium chauvoei - gram + bacteria turns muscle black affects domestic animals mostly occurs in young cattle proceeds to a fast death spores can live in the soil for years. Spores can live in the soil for years can ingest the bacteria throuh the soil. Cannot be passed directly from isck animal to healthy animal through mere contact. Hard to diagnose since it kills so fast. Vaccine for sheep and cattle young calves and ewes should be vaccinated twice and then yearly boosters. In case of an outbreak of cattle/sheep should be vaccinated and then treated with penicillin. Sheep have a weaker immuneresponse with the vaccine than cattle.