[Jacob-list] Voluntary Scrapie Program

[Gary Tomas Fay]

Fred and Matt ...

Matt first, you have to cut a section of the lymph gland in the eye, it
is a three vet process according to the scrapie program vet in this
area. You only do it to a sick/suspect animal, it is not definitive,
only brain sections can do that. Unfortuantely sectioning a brain tends
to leave the animal in a worthless state, as it is first removed from
the animal.

Fred,

It is my understanding that the primary mechanism of disease
transmission is vertical from mother to offspring, usually in the blood
/ afterbirth. Lateral transmission is rare. I think the prions must be
injested or injected, not inhaled but perhaps someone could correct me
... ( I got the same lecture from the vet and my cell bio literature
...)

Gary

Matt McCarthy wrote:

> --- 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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