家禽、水産および野生生物科学
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概要

Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis in Goats

Aniruth Roy*

Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis (CAE) is now widely regarded as one of the most serious diseases afflicting the goat industry in the United States. It's caused by a lentivirus, a form of retrovirus that causes a variety of immunodeficiency diseases in a variety of animals, and it affects almost all goat breeds. CAE causes a variety of diseases in goats, including arthritis, pneumonia, and mastitis. The CAE virus is naturally transmitted in the neonatal period from an infected adult doe to the child through colostrum and milk consumption. CAE can be transferred from a pregnant doe to the foetus, and there is evidence that CAE can also be transmitted directly from goat to goat, presumably by saliva and nasal secretions. Other possible routes include semen and faeces, as well as SEM.