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Sir:- The organism commonly referred to as Actinobacillus seminis is an accepted cause of suppurative epididymitis of rams worldwide.Citation(1) Citation(3) Citation(8) Citation(9) Citation(12) It has also been associated with polyarthritis, myocarditis and posthitis in sheep,Citation(11) and isolated from aborting ewes, goat does and their foetuses.Citation(7) A. seminis has been isolated in South Africa from bovine semen of animals with testicular lesionsCitation(10) and uterine discharges of cows having late abortions or stillborn calves (unpublished data cited byCitation(9)).