| chronic botulism in a saxony dairy farm: sources, predisposing factors, development of the disease and treatment possibilities. | the aim of this study is to investigate clostridium botulinum at a saxony dairy farm with 159 cows and 18 heifers. the animals exhibited clinical symptoms of chronic botulism. to determine the source of the infection, feces, blood, organs, and gastrointestinal fluids of dead or euthanized cows; as well as soil, water, silage and manure were tested for c. botulinum spores and bonts using elisa. bont/c and c. botulinum type c were detected in 53% and 3% of tested animals, respectively, while bont/ ... | 2014 | 24997242 |