The effects of caseous lymphadenitis on wool production and bodyweight in young sheep
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 65 (4), 117-119
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1988.tb14429.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: Two hundred Merino wether hoggets were used to examine the effect of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection (caseous lymphadenitis) on wool production and bodyweight. Sheep which were challenged with C. pseudotuberculosis (artificially infected) and not vaccinated against this disease produced 0.20 kg less clean wool than unchallenged controls during the following 12 months. The incidence of sheep with lesions in the group that was vaccinated prior to challenge was 55% lower than in unvaccinated challenged sheep but their wool production was not significantly different from either the controls or the unvaccinated challenged sheep. Vaccinated sheep were also heavier than unvaccinated sheep 12 months after challenge. These results indicate that caseous lymphadenitis infection may reduce wool production.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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