Intoxication caused by Clostridium botulinum toxins, which are produced by the bacterium in poorly preserved silage with a pH >4.5 (type B toxins) or in feed contaminated by animal carcasses (birds, cats, dogs, hares) or poultry litter residue (type C and D toxins).
Clinically, it manifests as generalized flaccid paralysis, and as in the case of this Holstein cow, with decreased tongue tone ("flaccid tongue").
