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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Sheep, Caseous lymphadenitis, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, Disease control
Disciplines
Immunology of Infectious Disease | Meat Science | Sheep and Goat Science
First Page Number
31
Last Page Number
37
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
Cheesy gland is a widespread problem in Western Australian sheep flocks. Less than 1 per cent of flocks are free of this disease, and all sheep in one line of 550 cull ewes slaughtered at Katanning Abattoir were infected.
A study of what affects new cheesy gland . infection found that shower dipping and keeping sheep under cover after shearing increased new infections. Farmers who shower dip sheep should consider vaccinating them against cheesy gland. Sheep should be let out into the open as soon as possible after shearing.
The total cost of the disease in Australia is about $30 million annually, so it is important that efforts to increase cheesy gland control continue
Recommended Citation
Paton, Michael
(1993)
"Control of cheesy gland in sheep,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 34:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol34/iss1/7
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