Genital lesions in an outbreak of caprine contagious agalactia caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae and Mycoplasma putrefaciens

J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health. 2003 Dec;50(10):484-7. doi: 10.1046/j.0931-1793.2003.00709.x.

Abstract

This paper reports on the genital lesions observed in adult male and female goats from a commercial flock in the Extremadura region of southwestern Spain, following an outbreak of contagious agalactia syndrome caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae and M. putrefaciens. Although both species were isolated from several organs, M. putrefaciens was the only agent isolated from the genital lesions reported here, characterized by desquamative salpingitis and cystic catarrhal metritis in females and by testicular degeneration in males. Mycoplasma putrefaciens was isolated from the testes of only one of the males examined.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Genital Diseases, Female / epidemiology
  • Genital Diseases, Female / veterinary*
  • Genital Diseases, Male / epidemiology
  • Genital Diseases, Male / veterinary*
  • Goat Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Goat Diseases / microbiology
  • Goat Diseases / pathology
  • Goats
  • Lactation Disorders / epidemiology
  • Lactation Disorders / veterinary
  • Male
  • Mycoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology
  • Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary*
  • Mycoplasma agalactiae / isolation & purification
  • Spain / epidemiology