ENZOOTIC ABORTION OF EWES (OVINE CHLAMYDIOSIS)

This article provides a detailed overview of chlamydial abortion in sheep as a contagious, epizootic, and infectious disease. The historical background, economic damage, biological characteristics of the pathogen, epizootiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, and pathological changes are scientifically analyzed. Furthermore, laboratory diagnostic methods, features of treatment, preventive measures, vaccination protocols, and the mechanics of immunity development are elaborated.