Escherichia coliinfection in lambs

Escherichia coli and Neonatal Disease of Calves

“…However, much of the apparent nonspecificity reported in earlier studies has subsequently been shown to be false and the result of incomplete serological typing. From a limited number of reports of colisepticemia in lambs, the 0 groups and serotypes involved appear much the same as in calves and include 078:K80 (82,99,167,172,173,240). 078: K80 is also of some importance in salpyngitis and colisepticemia in poultry along with other serotypes in 0 groups 78, 1, and 2 (38, 65,72,218), the latter two being of little significance in calves.…”