The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary science and animal industry.
Discontinued
Publisher:
Government Printer
Country: South Africa
Language: English
Author(s):
South Africa. Division of Veterinary Services.
Start Year:1933 - 1950
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0369-7428 (Print) 0369-7428 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 226618 |
| (DNLM): | O06770000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01778311 |
| Classification: | W1 ON108 |
On the etiology of epizootic or infectious equine abortion. 1. Two outbreaks of infectious equine abortions are reported; both
with a very high abortion incidence.
2. In the majority of the abortions studied the foetal organs were found
to be extensively invaded by S. abortus-equi but in others this organism
could not be recovered from the foetus or after-birth.
3. Both donkey and horse mares were found to be susceptible, donkeys
being on the whole more resistant than horses.
4. Abortion was successfully produced in both horse and donkey mares
by means of (a) the oral administration of minced abortus-equi infected
foetal organs (4 cas...