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Can my sheep acquire scrapie from other sheep at the show?

April 26, 2017acquire contact hoof Scrapie sheep

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Can my sheep acquire scrapie from other sheep at the show?

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Sheep from a flock that is quarantined for scrapie are not allowed to go to shows. Contact at a show is considered limited exposure and is a low risk for scrapie transmission. Lambing time is the highest risk time period for scrapie transmission. Contact with placental fluid and afterbirth may cause transmission to offspring and lambs from other ewes.