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54 BACTERIOSESby rectal or preputial contact. Transmission may also occur through the ewe whenan infected ram deposits his semen <strong>and</strong> another ram breeds her shortly thereafter.The infection is not very <strong>common</strong> in ewes, <strong>and</strong> when it occurs it is contracted bysexual contact. B. ovis does not persist very long in ewes <strong>and</strong> is generally eliminatedbefore the next lambing period.Figure 6. Swine brucellosis (Brucella suis). Mode of transmission.BoarSexual contactSowMainly by direct <strong>and</strong>indirect contact, rarely byingestion of raw meatFetuses, fetal membranes,vaginal secretionsManContactEnvironmentalcontaminationIngestion, contactBoarFigure 7. Caprine <strong>and</strong> ovine brucellosis (Brucella melitensis). Mode of transmission.Goats<strong>and</strong>sheepFetuses, fetalmembranes,vaginal secretionsEnvironmentalcontamination(pasture, forage,water)IngestionGoats<strong>and</strong>sheepIngestion of raw milk<strong>and</strong> fresh cheeses; contactContact with fetuses,fetal membranesMan

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