Acute gastric dilatation in monkeys: a microbiologic study of gastric contents, blood and feed
Bennett, B.T.; Cuasay, L.; Welsh, T.J.; Beluhan, F.Z.; Schofield, L.
Laboratory Animal Science 30(2 Pt 1): 241-244
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-6764 PMID: 6302390 Document Number: 163230
Of 24 simian primates [including Papio sp., Macaca fascicularis, M. mulatta and M. arctoides] with acute gastric dilatation, 21 had Clostridium perfringens in their gastric contents. Only 2 of 18 normal animals contained this organism in their gastric contents. C. perfringens was isolated from monkey biscuits taken from the cages of 5 affected animals and from 5 of 11 incoming lots of feed. After these biscuits were fed to normal animals, this organism could be isolated from the gastric contents. There were no other organisms isolated which could account for the voluminous gas production in this condition.