Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Taenia ovis – New Zealand: (MA) canine-ovine connection

PRO/AH/EDR> Taenia ovis – New Zealand: (MA) canine-ovine connection

Taeniasis -- New ZealandAwatere Valley sheep farmer Hayley Pitt says public awareness of sheep measles will help stop the disease spreading.Marlborough residents exercising their dogs near vineyards where sheep are grazing are increasing the chance of sheep measles spreading in the region, an animal welfare group says.Awatere Valley sheep farmer Jeremy Pitt lost 160 lambs, or 3 per cent, to sheep measles [so far] this year [2105]. The lambs were among 5500 grazing on a vineyard near Renwick over Read more [...]