ABSTRACT
This is the first report of an occurrence of M. conjunctivae in healthy sheep and with ovine keratoconjunctivitis in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Affected animals presented increased lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia, mucopurulent ocular discharge and, in severe events, ulcerative keratitis, corneal vascularization and signs of anterior uveitis.
KEY WORDS:
Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; sheep;
Mycoplasma conjunctivae