| 英文描述 | A form of ulcerative balanoposthitis/vulvovaginitis in sheep in South Africa is caused by MYCOPLASMA MYCOIDES MYCOIDES LC. This venereal disease is characterized by ulcerations and bleeding of the mucous membranes and mucocutaneous junctions of the penis, prepuce, vulva and vagina. Lesions developed 4-10 days after breeding rams were mixed with ewes. Morbidity is high, especially in rams, affected animals refuse to mate, and there are reduced conception rates. An effective treatment has not been described. |