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LESIONS CAUSED BY CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS IN THE SCROTUM OF RAMS
Author(s) -
Williamson P.,
Nairn M. E.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1980.tb02565.x
Subject(s) - corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis , scrotum , semen , flock , biology , epididymis , caseous lymphadenitis , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , medicine , sperm , bacteria , genetics , botany
SUMMARY Palpable lesions within the scrotum but not associated with the testis or epididymis were detected in 20 of 200 merino rams in 3 flocks during routine veterinary examination. In 13 of 15 rams further examined Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis was isolated from the lesions, which were typical CLA type abscesses. C. pseudotuberculosis was not shed in semen, and semen quality was normal in all affected rams.