Vaccination is the best way to prevent blackleg.
not zoonotic
A blackleg is a person who takes the place of striking workers, a person who cheats, or a notorious gambler.
Pretty much anything, but the two most likely reasons could be blackleg and scouring. You better get your vet out to do a necropsy on the calf, as if it is blackleg, you better get those calves vaccinated for blackleg ASAP.
no
Clostridium chauvoei
Nope, it's infectious, but not contagious.
NO
Healthline - 2006 Zoonotic Viruses was released on: USA: 8 May 2007
No Clostridium difficile is not zoonotic. Zoonotic is when a disease can be transferred from humans to animals or from animals to humans.
There is much dispute over this many people say it is and it isn't..... the transmission can be through fecal matter or bites so it has a zoonotic element to it.
yes