Small Ruminants Health
Ram Epididymitis
Brucella ovis (B. ovis) is a bacterial disease that affects sheep. B. Ovis is an economically important cause of epididymitis, orchitis, and impaired fertility in rams. A flock infected with B. ovis may experience decreased pregnancy rates due to ram infertility, abortions, and increased lamb mortality at lambing time.
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Scrapie
Scrapie is a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. The disease is caused by an abnormal protein, known as a prion, which acts as the infectious and contagious agent. Scrapie is most commonly spread from mother to offspring and/or other lambs in the flock through contact with afterbirth.
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Johne's
Johne's (YO-knees) disease is an infectious and contagious gastrointestinal disease of sheep, goats, and other ruminants (including cattle, elk, deer and bison) caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). It is also known as paratuberculosis.
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Q Fever
Q Fever is zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii which causes reproductive problems in many animal species including sheep and goats. The organism is transmitted through contact with milk, urine, feces, or birthing products from infected animals.
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