Blackleg

Agent causing
- Clostridium chauvoei


Differential diagnosis
- Anthrax
- Haemorrhagic septicemia
- Malignant edema
- Lead or nitrate poisoning
 
Basic Information / History
- Information on vaccinations
- Disease occurs in 'acute / peracute'
- Familiarity in livestock between 8 months - 2 years
Clinical signs
- Fever
- Swelling of the skin, the sound of 'crepitation' when pressed
- Hot and swelling and pain in the area became cold and lost in pain
- Edema and 'empyhsema'
- lame
- Died between 12 to 36 hours after symptoms
 
Post-mortem
- 'Emphysema' under the skin.
- Berlesi the gland to swell
- Bleed fluid out of the hole in the body, especially the anus.
- Bloating and 'putrefaction' local lesions
- Slice the muscle tissue appear blackish with odor 'Rancid' in the tissue swells
- 'Methalic Sheen' on the surface of the slices and 'sanguinous fluid' containing gas bubbles
- Excess fluid in the body cavity that contains fibrin and blood specimen
- Beredema tissue, heart, blood and muscle tissue sections
 
Control and Prevention
- Vaccination in the 'enzootic'
- Disinfection of the safe and livestock enclosures