Difference between revisions of "Ovine Epididymitis"

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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]]