Chlamydophila pecorum
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- Common inapparent intestinal infection of cattle
- Conjunctivitis and arthritis
- Sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis:
- Usually in cattle under 3 years
- Fever, incoordination, depression, excessive salivation, diarrhoea
- Recumbency and opisthotonos before death
- Up to 50% mortality
- Vacular damage in brain
- Serofibrinious peritonitis
- Treat with high doses tetracyclines and tylosin