Flock Health
To keep the mortality low and sheep flocks in sustainable production producers should follow acceptable preventative measures including appropriate vaccination programs and programs for parasite control. Identification of sheep and lambs by an acceptable method makes control of reportable diseases much less onerous for the producer. Producers should make themselves aware of the major diseases that can affect sheep at different stages of the sheep year, and should work with their veterinarian to control the health of their flocks.
Sheep Diseases
- Scrapie in Sheep
- Scrapie Canada
- TSE's - Scrapie and BSE in Sheep & Goats (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Parasite Control
- Parasites of Sheep (Manitoba Agriculture)
- Control of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Sheep and Goats (University of Guelph)
