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*Ovine epididymitis
**Caused by ''B. ovis''
**Epididymitis in rams and placentitis in ewes
**Reduced fertility in rams, sporadic abortion and peinatal mortality
**Venereal transmission
**Long latent period in rams following infection (present in semen 5 weeks after infection)
**Premating checks on rams - serological tests and scrotal palpation
**Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams
**Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA
**Vaccination of young rams with ''B. melitensis'' vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]
*Ovine epididymitis
**Caused by ''B. ovis''
**Epididymitis in rams and placentitis in ewes
**Reduced fertility in rams, sporadic abortion and peinatal mortality
**Venereal transmission
**Long latent period in rams following infection (present in semen 5 weeks after infection)
**Premating checks on rams - serological tests and scrotal palpation
**Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams
**Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA
**Vaccination of young rams with ''B. melitensis'' vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin[[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]]