Brucella ovis vaccination of rams

Authors: Wallace GV, Quinlivan TD
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 8, pp 183, Aug 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Bacterial, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Reproduction, Immune system/immunology, Reproduction - male, Vaccination, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: In recent years it has been common practice to use a spaced vaccination technique with Brucella ovis oil vaccine, rather than the simultaneous admlinistration of Br. abortus and Br. ovis vaccines. Both techniques had the disadvantage of leaving unsightly subcutaneous lesions, particularly following the double Br. ovis method. Because of this, ram vaccination against this disease lost favour with stud breeders and commercial flockmen alike. Following recognition that ovine brucellosis was once again emerging as a production-limiting problem in flocks, interest in vaccination was revived…

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