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An outbreak of vulvovaginitis in goats caused by a caprine herpesvirus
G W Horner1, R Hunter, A M Day
1Ruakura Animal Health Laboratory, Private Bag, Hamilton.
Abstract:
A caprine herpesvirus related to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus but immunologically distinct from that virus was isolated from an outbreak of vulvovaginitis in a herd of Saanen goats. The morbidity rate was 52.5%, with 21 of 40 does showing clinical signs. The lesions healed rapidly with only two goats showing lesions two weeks after the disease was first detected. No effect on subsequent reproductive performance was observed. The mode of transmission of the virus was believed to be venereal.
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