Ten sexually immature rams were experimentally infected with Brucella ovis, to verify the antibody kinetics and its localization in urinary and genital tracts. All animals became positive to the complement fixation test from the 2nd post infection (p.i.) week and reached the maximum titre (1:256) on the 4th p.i. week. Bacteriemia was demonstrated on 3rd, 4th and 5th p.i. weeks. Two animals, respectively slaughtered 11 and 13 weeks after the infection, showed macroscopic and microscopic genital lesions and the etiologic agent was cultured from their urine and genital organs.

Epididymitis by brucella ovis: experimental infection in virgin ram lambs

CERRI, DOMENICO;EBANI, VALENTINA VIRGINIA;NUVOLONI, ROBERTA;ANDREANI, ERNESTO;
1999-01-01

Abstract

Ten sexually immature rams were experimentally infected with Brucella ovis, to verify the antibody kinetics and its localization in urinary and genital tracts. All animals became positive to the complement fixation test from the 2nd post infection (p.i.) week and reached the maximum titre (1:256) on the 4th p.i. week. Bacteriemia was demonstrated on 3rd, 4th and 5th p.i. weeks. Two animals, respectively slaughtered 11 and 13 weeks after the infection, showed macroscopic and microscopic genital lesions and the etiologic agent was cultured from their urine and genital organs.
1999
Cerri, Domenico; Ebani, VALENTINA VIRGINIA; Pedrini, A.; Nuvoloni, Roberta; Renzoni, G.; Andreani, Ernesto; Farina, R.
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