title: Protection from caseous lymphadenitis in sheep by spraying iodine tincture on shearing wounds.
abstract: The effect of spraying shearing wounds with iodine tincture on Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in lambs was examined. The ELISA-negative lambs which had received some visible wounds during their first shearing were randomly divided into two groups: one was sprayed with iodine tincture on wounds after shearing, and the other was not. Anti-C. pseudotuberculosis toxin titers were measured by ELISA. The seroconversion ratio of the group with iodine tincture treatment 3 months after shearing was smaller than that of the untreated group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that treatment of shearing wounds with iodine tincture is effective in the protection of C. pseudotuberculosis infection in lambs.
authors.affiliation: Takikawa Animal Husbandry Experiment Station, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kusakari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Senna
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramune
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D016925:Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007455:Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine