[Jacob-list] Voluntary Scrapie Program

[Matt McCarthy]

--- Jacobflock at aol.com wrote:
> The North Texas, State Veterinarian came through to
> enroll our flock in the 
> Voluntary Scrapie Program (VSP).  I was left with
> the understanding that the 
> critical sheep are ewes, not rams.  
> 
> The introduction of a sheep from a non-participating
> VSP flock sets the 
> schedule back to the beginning (the ewe apparently
> being the primary lateral 
> spreader) or if the sheep is from a participating
> VSP flock, the years in the 
> VSP is set to the "lower" of the lowest transfered
> in sheep or the lowest 
> sheep in the flock.
> 
> I was very surprised that the concern was "high" for
> ewes and "less" for 
> rams.  Has anyone else received a similar message
> that rates concern higher 
> for one sex than the other?  
> 
> Fred Horak
> How do I get scrapies tested I want to get it done
because I have 9 right now and in the spring ill have
15 so I should better get it done Matt McCarthy
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Matt McCarthy

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