GANGRENOUS ERGOTISM
FIGURES 42.1 Limbs of a moose calf, showing gangrenous phalanges with partial sloughing through the physis of the metacarpus (right) and at the proximal interphalangeal joint (left).
Photo: Norwegian Veterinary Institute.noses such as trauma and bacterial infections. Affected animals found alive should be destroyed for animal welfare reasons.
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