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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 2. Importing exotic sheep breeds

Scrapie in UK Cause of ScrapieScrapie history in New Zealand By Dr Clive Dalton Scrapie was a major importation risk and this certainly worried a lot of people both in New Zealand and in UK.   Scrapie in UK Scrapie is endemic in UK, and we budding young shepherds used to see what must have been … Read more

New Zealand agricultural history. No 10. Importing exotic sheep breeds

Lands and Survey Crater Block quarantine station Collection of data from sheep breeds Scrapie confirmed Slaughter and burial of sheep By Dr Clive Dalton Data from Crater The Crater flock  of 5192 ewes waiting for their slaughter. Photo by Ken Seecombe The data that were initially obtained on the exotic sheep breeds from the Mana Island … Read more