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23 horses die at Gorham farm of rare botulism outbreak
<!-- 0.329 s --><!-- 0.329 s -->By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted April 29, 2012, at 10:07 a.m.
Last modified April 29, 2012, at 5:54 p.m.
GORHAM, Maine ? A rare botulism outbreak has killed 23 horses in the past month at the Whistlin? Willow Farm, according to the state veterinarian.
There are no signs the animals were cared for improperly, Donald Hoenig told the Portland Press Herald last week. Another 40 to 45 other horses at the farm were not sickened.
The toxin is not contagious and most likely developed in bales of silage, he said. Silage is packaged in white plastic when grass is moist while hay is packaged after it has dried.
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The veterinarian said no other unusual deaths of horses had been reported recently to his office.
The 175-acre farm where the horses died between April 7 and 17 is located at 17 Nonesuch Road and belongs to William and Anne Kozloff.
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<!-- 0.329 s --><!-- 0.329 s -->By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted April 29, 2012, at 10:07 a.m.
Last modified April 29, 2012, at 5:54 p.m.
GORHAM, Maine ? A rare botulism outbreak has killed 23 horses in the past month at the Whistlin? Willow Farm, according to the state veterinarian.
There are no signs the animals were cared for improperly, Donald Hoenig told the Portland Press Herald last week. Another 40 to 45 other horses at the farm were not sickened.
The toxin is not contagious and most likely developed in bales of silage, he said. Silage is packaged in white plastic when grass is moist while hay is packaged after it has dried.
...
The veterinarian said no other unusual deaths of horses had been reported recently to his office.
The 175-acre farm where the horses died between April 7 and 17 is located at 17 Nonesuch Road and belongs to William and Anne Kozloff.
More...
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/04/...f-rare-botulism-outbreak/?ref=mostReadBoxNews