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Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (view source)
Revision as of 12:15, 30 June 2010
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*Treat mother's '''colostrum''' (56 deg for 1 hour)
*Treat mother's '''colostrum''' (56 deg for 1 hour)
*Rear on artificial milk
*Rear on artificial milk
===Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis (CAE)===
*Caused by [[Retroviridae|retrovirus (lentivirus)]] similar to [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Maedi Visna|Maedi Visna]] in sheep described above
*Two forms:
**Non-suppurative leukoencephalomyelitis in young goats and kids
**Chronic, non-suppurative arthritis-synovitis in adult goats
*Also causes [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|interstitial pneumonia]] which tends to be obscured by other clinical signs
*Gross pathology:
**Mainly caudal lobes
**Lungs are firm, grey-pink with grey-white focal lesions on cut surface
*Micro pathology:
**Thickened alveolar wall
**Lymphocyte infiltration and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia
*Can be confused with or coexisting with [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Verminous pneumonia|Parasitic pneumonia]]
[[Category:Lentiviruses]][[Category:Goat]][[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]
[[Category:Lentiviruses]][[Category:Goat]][[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]