Barron S J, Kocan A A, Morton R J, Thedford T R, McCain C S
Am J Vet Res. 1985 Aug;46(8):1762-4.
Infection with Brucella ovis was established by conjunctival instillation in 8 male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Infection was transient in young bucks, but persisted in bucks that were mature when inoculated. The deer were euthanatized and necropsied at various intervals after inoculation. Brucella ovis was recovered from a mature buck at necropsy on postinoculation day 429. Four deer had gross lesions and histopathologic changes of the epididymides. A mature noninfected buck confined for 7 months with an infected buck acquired infection and developed epididymal lesions.
通过结膜滴注法使8只雄性白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）感染绵羊布鲁氏菌。幼龄雄鹿的感染是短暂的，但在接种时已成熟的雄鹿中感染持续存在。在接种后的不同时间间隔对鹿实施安乐死并进行尸检。在接种后第429天尸检时，从一只成熟雄鹿体内分离出绵羊布鲁氏菌。4只鹿的附睾出现肉眼可见病变和组织病理学变化。一只成熟的未感染雄鹿与一只感染雄鹿关在一起7个月后被感染，并出现附睾病变。
