pulpy kidney disease

pulpy kidney disease
a fatal enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens type B, usually seen in young animals, chiefly lambs, that are fed a high carbohydrate diet, although it may affect sheep, goats, and cattle of any age. Pathologically, the kidneys are mottled and soft in consistency and the cortex is jelly-like or almost semifluid; the liver is severely congested with small hemorrhages diffusely scattered over its surface. Called also overeating d.

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