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Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' — '''''Orchitis''''' — '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' — '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''.   
 
Also Known As: '''''Ram Epididymitis''''' — '''''Orchitis''''' — '''''Ovine Contagious Epididymitis''''' — '''''Brucella ovis Epididymitis'''''.   
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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[[File:B ovis.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bisected testicle from ''B. ovis'' infected ram showing grossly enlarged epididymis with fibrous tissue bands. Copyright AFSPH Iowa State]]
   
Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''.  
 
Ovine brucellosis causes '''reproductive''' disease in sheep, mainly in '''rams'''.  
    
''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)]  
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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.
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Vaccination is available against both ''Brucella'' species, but ''B. ovis'' vaccines are only widely used in New Zealand.
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Any vaccination will interfere wih serological diagnosis and this should be considered.
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|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==
 
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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'')]
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|date =6 June 2011
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[[Category:CABI Expert Review]][[Category:CABI AHPC Pages]]
 
[[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Reproductive Diseases - Sheep]][[Category:Reproductive System - Pathology]]
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