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*''C. renale, C. pilosum, C. cystitidis''
*Found in the vulva, vagina and prepuce of normal cattle
*Bovine pyelonephritis
**Stress of parturition and short urethra predisposes cows to urinary tract infection
**Cystitis especially with ''C. cystitidis
**Ascending infection from bladder through ureters causes pyelonephritis
**Fever, anoexia, decreased milk production
**Restlessness; kicking of abdomen indicate renal pain
**Dysuria, arched back, bloody urine
**Chronic infection causes extensive renal damage
**Enlarged ureters and kidneys palpated per rectum
**Culture from urine; protein and red blood cells in urine
**Antibiotics e.g. penicillin for at least three weeks
*Ulcerative balanoposthitis (pizzle rot):
**Common in Merino sheep and Angora goats
**Ulceration around prepucial orifice with brown crust, and occasionally on vulva of ewes
**Bacteria hydrolyse urea to ammonia which causes mucosal irritation and ulceration
**High urine urea level, from high protein intake may predispose to condition
**High oestrogen levels in pastures also predisposes
**Castration and heavy wool around the prepuce are risk factors
[[Category:Corynebacterium_species]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Sheep]]
*Found in the vulva, vagina and prepuce of normal cattle
*Bovine pyelonephritis
**Stress of parturition and short urethra predisposes cows to urinary tract infection
**Cystitis especially with ''C. cystitidis
**Ascending infection from bladder through ureters causes pyelonephritis
**Fever, anoexia, decreased milk production
**Restlessness; kicking of abdomen indicate renal pain
**Dysuria, arched back, bloody urine
**Chronic infection causes extensive renal damage
**Enlarged ureters and kidneys palpated per rectum
**Culture from urine; protein and red blood cells in urine
**Antibiotics e.g. penicillin for at least three weeks
*Ulcerative balanoposthitis (pizzle rot):
**Common in Merino sheep and Angora goats
**Ulceration around prepucial orifice with brown crust, and occasionally on vulva of ewes
**Bacteria hydrolyse urea to ammonia which causes mucosal irritation and ulceration
**High urine urea level, from high protein intake may predispose to condition
**High oestrogen levels in pastures also predisposes
**Castration and heavy wool around the prepuce are risk factors
[[Category:Corynebacterium_species]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Sheep]]