Principais doenças infecciosas de caprinos e ovinos.

Abstract: The local and international markets of small ruminants are changing and growing quickly, demanding a bigger production with high quality and food security. In this context, the mi1k and meat from goat and sheep are included in this new vision of food consumption in our country. The increase of the herd and animals quality occurred in function of the increase of gem1oplasm importation in the 70's and 80's, bringing together some exotic diseases, such as: Caprine Arthritis Encepha1itis (CAE), Blue Tong, and others. The nature of a disease, specially its epidemiology and its potential dissemination between animals and human populations (zoonosis) are important factors that raised concerns behalf from authorities. The present document wi11 briefly describe the main infectious diseases that affect goat and sheep, focusing the etiology, diagnosis and the main prophy1actic actions