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− | Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' – '''''Orchitis''''' – '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' – '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''. | + | {{OpenPagesTop}} |
| + | Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' — '''''Orchitis''''' — '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' — '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''. |
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| Caused By: ''[[Brucella ovis]]'' and ''[[Brucella melitensis]]'' | | Caused By: ''[[Brucella ovis]]'' and ''[[Brucella melitensis]]'' |
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| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
− | [[File:B ovis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bisected testicle form ''B. ovis'' ram showing grossly enlarged epididymis with fibrous tissue bands. Copyright AFSPH Iowa State]]
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| Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''. | | Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''. |
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| ''B. ovis'' is the least virulent of all the [[Brucella species|''Brucella'' species]]. | | ''B. ovis'' is the least virulent of all the [[Brucella species|''Brucella'' species]]. |
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− | The disease is on List B of the ''Office des International des Epizooties'' [www.oie.int/ (OIE)] | + | The disease is on List B of the ''Office International des Epizooties'' [http://www.oie.int/ (OIE)] |
| It is therefore '''notifiable''' to the OIE. | | It is therefore '''notifiable''' to the OIE. |
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| '''Testing and culling''' of breeding stock is essential to ensure carriers are not present within a flock. | | '''Testing and culling''' of breeding stock is essential to ensure carriers are not present within a flock. |
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− | No vaccine is available for ''B. ovis'' and vaccination against ''B. melitensis'' can interfere with serological diagnosis.
| + | Vaccination is available against both ''Brucella'' species, but ''B. ovis'' vaccines are only widely used in New Zealand. |
| + | Any vaccination will interfere wih serological diagnosis and this should be considered. |
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| + | {{Learning |
| + | |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A+%28Ovine+Brucellosis%29/ Ovine Brucellosis Publications] |
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| + | |flashcards = [[Ovine Brucellosis Flashcards]] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| <references/> | | <references/> |
− | Animal Health & Production Compendium, Brucellosis (B ovis) datasheet, accessed 06/06/2011 @ http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/
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| + | |datasheet = [http://www.cabi.org/ahpc/?compid=3&dsid=90731&loadmodule=datasheet&page=2144&site=160 brucellosis (''Brucella ovis'')] |
| + | |date =6 June 2011 |
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| [[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]] | | [[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]] |