The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says ewes and lambs across regional Victoria are dying as a result of foot abscesses. DPI spokesman Robert Suter says farmers must be vigilant and act ...

India is a rich repository of sheep genetic resources and its diversity. Here, sheep is the major source of meat and wool; goats are reared for meat and milk. Disease out-breaks cause large economic ...

Sheep farmers recovering from the recent flooding could face a number of animal health problems in the coming months. Livestock grazing experts say the critical time will be in the lead up to lambing.

With a bumper of a season across a vast area of Australia's south east, adverse conditions such as foot abscess in sheep is starting to ramp up.

This is particularly the case when they weigh almost as much as you and are not particularly inclined to stay still. Most sheep fall into this category. But regardless of how many sheep you run, at ...

Pneumonia is often over-diagnosed in adult sheep simply because the animal presents with an increased respiratory rate and breathing effort despite the fact that many infections affecting other organ ...

Bruising, abscesses and trauma are three of the most common reasons sheep and beef cattle will be rejected at the point of slaughter. Figures from English kill last year found that out of 9.3 million ...

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