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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Sheep, Abortion, Reproductive disorders, Western Australia

Disciplines

Sheep and Goat Science | Veterinary Infectious Diseases | Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health

First Page Number

278

Last Page Number

279

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

There are increasing signs that infections causing abortion in sheep are an important source of lambing losses in Western Australia.

The organisms responsible may cause losses at any time from the 60th day of pregnancy to a week after birth.

This article discusses the symptoms, effects and control of infectious abortion and associated losses, and outlines a research project started this year to investigate them.

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