Amira Saad Helal Hassenin, A.Z. Durrani, Sagar M. Goyal, Fikry H. Yousef, Abdalla M. Selim, Abdallah A. Abou-Zeid,
Retrospective Study on the Cause of Bacterial Diarrhea in Horses in Minnesota,
Research Journal of Animal Sciences,
Volume 4,Issue 2,
2010,
Pages 77-82,
ISSN 1993-5269,
rjnasci.2010.77.82,
(https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2010.77.82)
Abstract: A retrospective study was conducted to determine the causes of bacterial diarrhea in horses Minnesota. The database of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota was searched over a 10 year period (2001-2010). A total of 1,260 fecal samples from diarrheic horses were received and tested. The most common pathogens found were E. coli (46%), Salmonella (27%), Clostridium perferings (19%) and Lawsonia intracellularis (8%).
Keywords: Salmonella;E. coli;clostridia;lawsonia;diarrhea;horses