Difference between revisions of "Ovine Epididymitis"
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**Caused by [[Brucella ovis|''B. ovis'']] | **Caused by [[Brucella ovis|''B. ovis'']] | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 24 May 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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