An epidermolysis bullosa of sheep

Authors: Middelberg A, O'Hara PJ, Alley MR
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 22, Issue 4, pp 55-59, Apr 1974
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Inherited disease/conditions, Genetics, Pathology
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: Inherited defects of the epidermis have been studied sufficiently in children to allow several types to be recognized. Those characterized by the formation of bullae either spontaneously or in response to trauma, have been classifieid under the heading of epidermolysis bullosa. In animals there are few reports of congenlital skin disease of this type. Jolly et al (1973) have recently reported an inherited disease of Angus calves characterized by shedding of the epidermis of the oral mucosa and exposed parts of the limbs for which they have suggested the name “familial acantholysis”. A disease with a similar clinical appearance has now been recognized in Suffolk and South Dorset Down sheep in New Zealand and is the subject of this report.

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