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Aoudad, bighorn sheep share respiratory pathogens

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Aoudad originated in North Africa and were introduced to Texas for hunting opportunities in the late 1950s .

Some wildlife experts estimate that there could be as many as 40,000 living in the state.

The respiratory diseases, including pneumonia, that both species can share have already wreaked havoc on bighorn populations.

Evaluating the transmission dynamics and host competency of aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) experimentally infected with Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae and leukotoxigenic Pasteurellaceae . PLOS ONE, 2024 ; 19 ( 7 ): e0294853 DOI: 10.1371 /journal.pone.0294853 Cite This Page:.

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