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Table 1 Epidemiologic data of horses included in the study

From: Presence and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringensin intestinal compartments of healthy horses

Horse

#

Farm

Age in years

Gender

Breed

Reason for euthanasia

1

#

A

3

MC

Thoroughbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

2

 

B

14

F

Welsh Pony

Pulmonary calcification

3

 

C

4

F

Bashkir Curly

EDM

3

#

C

3

F

Bashkir Curly

EDM

5

#

D

3

M

Standardbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

6

 

C

3

F

Bashkir Curly

EDM

7

#

C

2

M

Bashkir Curly

EDM

8

 

C

4

F

Bashkir Curly

EDM

9

 

E

3

F

Standardbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

10

#

C

4

MC

Bashkir Curly

EDM

11

#

F

8

MC

Irish Sport Horse

Fracture L5

12

#

G

3

F

Standardbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

13

 

H

4

MC

Standardbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

14

 

I

3

F

Standardbred

Cervical vertebral malformation

15

#

J

6

MC

Hannoverian

Cervical vertebral malformation

  1. # horses from which C. difficile was isolated from at least 1 compartment
  2. M = male non castrated, MC = male castrated, F = female, EDM = Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy.