Difference between revisions of "Ovine Epididymitis"
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**Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams | **Testicular atrophy and swollen epididymis in chronically-infected rams | ||
**Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA | **Agar gel immunodiffusion test, complement fixation test and indirect ELISA | ||
− | **Vaccination of young rams with [[Brucella melitensis|''B. melitensis'']] vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin[[Category:To_Do_- | + | **Vaccination of young rams with [[Brucella melitensis|''B. melitensis'']] vaccine or ''B. ovis'' bacterin[[Category:To_Do_-_CABI]] |
Revision as of 17:01, 22 March 2011
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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 B. melitensis vaccine or B. ovis bacterin