Difference between revisions of "Ovine Epididymitis"
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| − | + | *Ovine epididymitis | |
| + | **Caused by [[Brucella ovis|''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 [[Brucella melitensis|''B. melitensis'']] vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin | ||
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| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_Steph]] | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 5 June 2011
- 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
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