Abortions in sheep caused by Salmonella Brandenburg: Pathological findings

Extract In recent years, Salmonella Brandenburg has been a common cause of abortion in sheep in areas of the South Island of New Zealand. The disease is characterised by about 5% (range <1-20%) ewes aborting, and about 50% (range 10-100%) of these ewes die (Clark et al 2004 ). Abortions occur fro...

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Published inNew Zealand veterinary journal Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 356 - 357
Main Authors Clark, RG, Gill, JM, Fairley, RA, Smart, JA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2007
Subjects
Abortion, Veterinary - microbiology
Animals
Diseases
Female
Fetus - microbiology
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Salmonella
Salmonella infections in animals
Salmonella Infections, Animal - pathology
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - microbiology
Sheep Diseases - pathology
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Extract In recent years, Salmonella Brandenburg has been a common cause of abortion in sheep in areas of the South Island of New Zealand. The disease is characterised by about 5% (range <1-20%) ewes aborting, and about 50% (range 10-100%) of these ewes die (Clark et al 2004 ). Abortions occur from 80 days, peaking at about 100-120 days' gestation (Clark et al 2004 ). On some farms, cases occur over a 2-3-week period and then cease (the typical bell-shaped curve), whereas on other farms, cases keep on occurring until lambing starts (Smart 2000 , non-peer-reviewed).
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ISSN:0048-0169
1176-0710
1176-0710
DOI:10.1080/00480169.2007.36794