lamb dysentery

lamb dysentery
a highly fatal form of enterotoxemia affecting young lambs, caused by Clostridium perfringens type B, and marked by ulcerative inflammation of the intestine and fetid diarrhea, sometimes tinged with blood. A similar condition is frequently seen in young foals and calves.

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