Determination of the median toxic dose of type C botulism in lactating dairy cows
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
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Abstract
Because of the difficulty in identifying botulinum toxin in cattle, it is hypothesized that cattle are sensitive to levels of toxin below the detection limits of current diagnostic techniques (the mouse protection bioassay and the immunostick enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] for type C botulinum toxin). Using an up-down method for toxicologic testing, the median toxic dose (MTD50) for cattle was determined. Four lactating Holstein cows were dosed at 0.125 or 0.25 ng/kg with Clostridium botulinum type C toxin and failed to develop clinical signs of botulism during the 7-day observation period. Three cows given 0.50 ng/kg of toxin developed clinical signs of botulism. From these results, the MTD50 was calculated at 0.388 ng/kg (3.88 mouse lethal doses/kg) using the trim-logit method. These results suggest that cattle are 12.88 times more sensitive to type C botulinum toxin than a mouse on a per kilogram weight basis. The mouse protection bioassay and the immunostick ELISA for type C botulinum toxin failed to identify the presence of the toxin in the serum, blood, and milk samples taken from all 7 animals.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Determination of the median toxic dose of type C botulism in lactating dairy cows |
| Series title | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation |
| DOI | 10.1177/104063870301500603 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SAGE |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 523 |
| Last page | 526 |
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