Epiphysitis in rams following vaccination against Brucella ovis infection

Authors: Johnstone AC, Chapman HM, Bruere AN, West DM
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 26, Issue 5, pp 133-134, May 1978
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Bacterial, Skeletal/bone/cartilage, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Reproduction, Immune system/immunology, Joint/arthrology, Locomotor, Pathology, Vaccination, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: Lameness following the combined use of Brucella abortus strain 19 and Br. ovis vaccine for the prevention of Br. ovis infection was recorded in 40 of 300, 10 to 11-months-old Perendale rams. Epiphysitis caused by Br. abortus strain 19 was confirmed in selected cases and radiological examination of affected limbs was found to be of value in clinical diagnosis. It is emphasised that the control of ovine brucellosis in stud flocks should first be based on the clinical examination of genitalia and the Br. ovis complement fixation test.

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