Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae with population declines in several other wild caprinae, including the Norwegian muskox. "Mycoplasma" species are labile organisms which are easily destroyed by heat, dehydration, sunlight, and common disinfectants, so they do not survive for a long time outside the body of the animal. As of now, and with many "Mycoplasma" diseases, no protective immune responses have been achieved with the use of vaccines, though antibodies can be obtained. <br> Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is a species of "Mycoplasma" bacteria that most commonly inhabits and affects ovine animals. "M. ovipneumoniae" is a respiratory pathogen of domestic sheep, domestic goats, bighorn sheep,
Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma of lung fluid produced by the affected lung tissue; lifting the hind legs of the animal above the level of its head will cause large volumes of this fluid to flow from the nostrils. There are no reliable tests for the diagnosis of OPA in live animals which are suitable for use on farms, so diagnosis can only be confirmed at necropsy (post-mortem examination). On necropsy, lungs are interspersed with multifocal tumors. Some of these are small discrete nodules and others will involve the entire half of a lung lobule. JSRV acutely transforms the lung epithelia into cancerous cells, with