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OCCURRENCE OF ARTHRITIS IN OVINE CAUSED BY MYCOPLASMA SPP.

ABSTRACT

This report is the first description of arthritis in ovine caused by Mycoplasma spp. The animal was attend at the Clínica de Bovinos, Centro de Pesquisa e Diagnóstico e Enfermidades de Ruminantes, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo. The affected animals clinical manifestation was carpal arthritis on both sides.

KEY WORDS:
Arthritis; sheeps; Mycoplasma spp.

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