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'Pigeon Fever' hits horses in Montana
By: Cade Menter
Posted at 12:28 PM, Nov 24, 2022
and last updated 2:47 PM, Nov 25, 2022
A disease outbreak in parts of Montana is worrying some ranchers and veterinarians - "Pigeon Fever."
Jody Jackson of Carter - between Great Falls and Fort Benton - was out to feed her horses noticed something was wrong with one of them.
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Pigeon fever is most common in the southwestern United States, such as Texas, New Mexico, and even making its way toward parts of California.
The infection is caused by a bacteria called Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, which typically causes large abscesses to form on the chest region of the horse, or under the belly...
'Pigeon Fever' hits horses in Montana
By: Cade Menter
Posted at 12:28 PM, Nov 24, 2022
and last updated 2:47 PM, Nov 25, 2022
A disease outbreak in parts of Montana is worrying some ranchers and veterinarians - "Pigeon Fever."
Jody Jackson of Carter - between Great Falls and Fort Benton - was out to feed her horses noticed something was wrong with one of them.
...
Pigeon fever is most common in the southwestern United States, such as Texas, New Mexico, and even making its way toward parts of California.
The infection is caused by a bacteria called Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, which typically causes large abscesses to form on the chest region of the horse, or under the belly...