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| − | *Caprine and ovine brucellosis:
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| − | **Caused by ''B. melitensis''
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| − | **Goats more susceptible
| + | [[File:Brucella mel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> A photomicrograph of the bacterium Brucella melitensis. (CDC |
| − | **Abortion, orchitis in males, arthritis, hygromas
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| − | **May not have protective immunity following abortion
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| − | **Rose Bengal agglutination test and complement fixation test
| + | ''Brucella melitensis'' causes [[Ovine brucellosis]] and [[Ovine epididymitis]]. |
| − | **Test and slaughter where exotic
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| − | *Ovine epididymitis
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| − | **Caused by ''B. ovis''
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| − | **Epididymitis in rams and placentitis in ewes
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| − | **Reduced fertility in rams, sporadic abortion and peinatal mortality
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| − | **Venereal transmission
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| − | **Long latent period in rams following infection (present in semen 5 weeks after infection)
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| − | **Premating checks on rams - serological tests and scrotal palpation
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| − | **Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams
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| − | **Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA
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| − | **Vaccination of young rams with ''B. melitensis'' vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin
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