Blackleg
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An acute bacterial disease affecting livestock
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Blackleg
- Infectious Diseases
Blackleg, also called black quarter, quarter evil or quarter ill, is an infectious bacterial disease most commonly caused by Clostridium chauvoei. It occurs in livestock worldwide and usually affects cattle, sheep and goats. Farmed bison and deer are occasionally affected. Its acute course makes successful treatment difficult, and the efficacy of the commonly used vaccine is disputed.
- Common cause
- Clostridium chauvoei
- Usually affects
- Cattle, sheep, and goats
- Treatment
- Difficult because of its acute nature
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Blackleg (disease) (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q699921
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Lucyin. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsLucyin, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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