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New Zealand agricultural history. No 8. Importing exotic sheep breeds

 Scrapie suspected at Mana Island quarantine station  Confirmation by international expert Dr J.T. Stamp Burning of carcases at Mana By Dr Clive Dalton Shock-horror at Mana Island.  Scrapie A report in Surveillance Vol 5:4 1978 by MAF veterinarian Dave Collins reported that a clinical case of Scrapie was confirmed in an East Friesian ewe on … Read more

New Zealand agricultural history. No 7. Importing exotic sheep breeds

Quarantine on Somes Island Sheep moved from Somes Island to Mana Island Sheep moved from Mana Island to Crater Block By Dr Clive Dalton From Somes Island to Mana Island Tim Harvey remembers that when the Somes Island quarantine flock got to around 500 sheep, the proposed move to Mana became urgent, even though the … Read more