![]() ![]() The primary ways that CL spreads is through pus from abscess or inanimate objects contaminated with abscess material. The external form is more common in goats while the internal form is more common in sheep. The disease is characterized by abscess formation near lymph nodes (external form) or abscesses form within internal organs and lymph nodes (internal form). For more detailed information click on Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) is a contagious disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis bacterium that occurs in sheep and goats. Some of the symptoms include thin ewe syndrome (progressive weight loss that occurs despite having normal appetite), increased breathing effort at rest, secondary bacterial infection, hard bag (enlarged firm udder with reduced or no milk flow which is usually irreversible), arthritis, and meningitis/encephalitis (unsteady gait, twitching, or stumbling, which can progress to hind limb or total paralysis least common form of the disease). ![]() Sheep infected with the virus can exhibit a wide range of clinical symptoms. Most sheep infected with ovine lentivirus do not show clinical signs of OPP, however the sheep that do present clinical signs are usually over the age of two. ![]() Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP) is a slowly progressing viral disease in sheep caused by the ovine lentivirus. For more detailed information click on Arthritis and Encephalitis Arthritis, pneumonia, mastitis, weight loss, and encephalitis (acute inflammation of the brain lameness, lack of muscle control, head tilt, circling, and blindness) are some of the clinical signs that will present. The clinical signs of CAE infection vary and are dependent on the type of disease that presents. However, it can lead to chronic disease in the joints and on rare occasions, encephalitis in goat kids less than 6 months of age. It infects the goat for life, although most goats do not show clinical signs of the disease through their lifetime. Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP) in SheepĬAE and OPP are persistent small ruminant lentivirus infections of goats and sheep, respectively.Ĭaprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) is a viral disease in goats that is caused by the Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV). Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) in Goats or ![]()
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