Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Scrapie – Canada: (AB) sheep
PRO/AH/EDR> Scrapie – Canada: (AB) sheep
Scrapie -- CanadaA case of scrapie, a fatal disease affecting sheep and goats, has been confirmed in an Alberta sheep. Alberta Lamb Producers said today [10 Jul 2019] the disease was confirmed in late June [2019] in a sheep having lived on multiple premises. Two Alberta flocks have now been quarantined. Their location was not disclosed.Scrapie is a reportable disease and a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in the same broad category as BSE. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Read more [...]
