Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis in Neonatal and Juvenile Ruminants

Meera C Heller; Munashe Chigerwe

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2017.08.001

Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis in Neonatal and Juvenile Ruminants

Meera C Heller, Munashe Chigerwe

Medicine and Epidemiology

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Abstract

Common causes of infectious enteritis in neonate and juvenile ruminants include viral, bacterial, and protozoal pathogens. The most common presenting sign in ruminants with infectious enteritis is diarrhea. Diagnosis of the cause of enteritis has important zoonotic and herd health implications. Severity of clinical signs with similar pathogens may differ between calves and small ruminants. Treatment of enteritis involves supportive care to correct fluid and electrolyte imbalances, provision of nutritional support for neonates, prevention and treatment of endotoxemia or sepsis, and pathogen-specific treatments when relevant and available.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2017.08.001
State	Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2017

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Keywords

Diarrhea
Enteritis
Infection
Juvenile
Neonate
Ruminant

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Food Animals

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Heller, M. C., & Chigerwe, M. (Accepted/In press). Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis in Neonatal and Juvenile Ruminants. Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2017.08.001

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