Volume 43 – 2019 Proceedings

Spring Meeting 2019, Canada

The Small Ruminant Veterinarians of Ontario, with the support of the Sheep Veterinary Society and the University of Guelph, hosted a conference with the goal of sharing knowledge and ideas on how to improve the health of sheep and goats.

Autumn Meeting 2019, Dorset

• Paratuberculosis in small ruminants – V. Pérez
• A health scheme approach for Johne’s disease control in sheep – G. Caldow and D. Wilson
• Using Gudair^® vaccine to manage Johne’s disease in sheep flocks – D. O’Rourke
• A proposed methodology for data collection and benchmarking to promote responsible medicines use within the UK beef industry – D.C. Barrett^1*, J.L. Capper², J.G. Massey¹, R. Adams¹, L. Morgans¹ and K.K. Reyher¹
•  An investigation of cases of Streptococcus dysgalactiae infectious arthritis in lambs in one large flock – V.Swinson¹, D. Bowness² and Z. Treharne¹
• Antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of watery mouth disease E. coli isolates – R. Collins
• Do UK sheep farmers use orf vaccine correctly and could their vaccination strategy affect vaccine efficacy? – W. Wapenaar¹, S. Small², L. Cresswell³, F. Lovatt¹, E. Gummery¹, J. Onyango⁴ and C. McQuilkin¹
• Mycoplasma infections in sheep – R. D. Ayling
• Thoracic ultrasonography for detection of lung pathology in sheep and cattle – P. Scott
• OPA scanning in practice – D. Hinde
• Respiratory disease in housed lambs: the Spanish experience – T. Navarro and J. M. González
• Assessment of sheep housing – J.F. Robertson
• Coxiella burnetii: genome analysis of UK isolates – R. Reichel
• Update on parasitological developments in sheep – V. Busin
• Surveillance update – Diagnosis Not Reached – A. Carson
• Joint beef and sheep health planning – J. Henry
• Compulsory health planning for sheep and beef clients – L.-A. Oliver
• A mobile-based flock health planning system for sheep – J. Rautiainen
•  Understanding the level of interaction between the sheep farmer and veterinarian in the South West of England – T. Harding and N. Partheeban
• SWISH – A veterinary voice for flock health – J. Hobbs
• Using ‘Plan, Prevent, Protect’ principles to drive the responsible use of antibiotics in sheep and core metrics to measure progress – F. Lovatt
• Reducing antibiotic usage in sheep flocks – a view from practice – E Gascoigne
• Trace elements on beef and sheep farms – is over-supplementation now more common than deficiency?  – P.A. Bone
• The Ontario Conference- a report – P. Howard