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| Okaiyeto, S.O; Akerejola, O.O; Umoh, J.U; Abdullahi, S.U. |
| The susceptibility of the West African dwarf goats to experimental Cowdria ruminantium infection was studied over a period of 9 weeks using 10 infected and 4 control animals. All the 10 goats reacted to intravenous inoculation of C. ruminantium infected blood. Two died hyperacutely 12 days post infection (pi) with rectal temperature of 41.0 ± 5℃ as the main clinical sign presented, 3 died 15 days pi exhibiting various clinical signs, the remaining 5 recovered from the infection after maintaining high rectal temperature (41℃ ± 0.5) for 8-9 days. The study shows that West African Dwarf goats are highly susceptible to experimental Cowdria ruminantium infection. |
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Palavras-chave: Heartwater; Susceptibility; Ehrlichia ruminantium; West African dwarf goat. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2497 |
