Prevalence of Actinobacillus seminis in the semen of rams in the United Kingdom.
A survey was conducted to establish the prevalence of Actinobacillus seminis in ovine semen and the possible importance of the organism as a cause of ram infertility. A seminis was isolated from three of 16 infertile rams and the infected animals had lesions of the genital tract and produced poor quality semen. A seminis was also isolated from two of 96 fertile rams used as donors of semen for artificial insemination programmes. The strains of A seminis could be identified on the basis of their API ZYM profiles. The results suggest that in the United Kingdom A seminis should be considered as a common cause of infertility in rams.
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D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014019:Tissue Donors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology