Vijayakumar, G.Srinivasan, S.R.Subramanian, M.TANUVAS2020-01-132020-01-132003-01http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810140294TNV_IVJ_Jan2003_80_68-69Tetanus is caused by the action of a potent neurotoxin formed in the body by Clostridum tetani, which are introduced to animal hosts usually traumatically (Wells and Balish, 1983). Disease occurs frequently in horses, less often in other herbivores and occasionally in pigs and carnivores (Rood et al. 1977).en-USVeterinary ScienceVeterinary Clinical MedicineArticle