Posthitis in Angora wethers.
Posthitis was diagnosed as an economic problem of Angora wether goats. Affected goats had a scabby or ulcerated prepuce, with a distorted or pinhole preputial orifice. Some goats were able to urinate only by excessive straining. Cultural examination revealed a Corynebacterium sp capable of hydrolyzing urea, similar in all respects to the organism associated with a similar problem with Merino wethers in Australia. Necessary predisposing factors are considered to be a castrated animal consuming a high protein diet and infection with the urea-hydrolyzing organism.
D000818:Animals; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000378:metabolism; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases; D014456:Ulcer / Q000662:veterinary; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000662:veterinary
D014508:Urea