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ArticleThe Veterinary record2019

Descriptive analysis of ovine mortality in sentinel sheep flocks in Ireland.

Gerard M Murray, Seamus Fagan, Denise Murphy, John Fagan, Colm Ó Muireagáin, Rebecca Froehlich-Kelly, Damien J Barrett, Maresa Sheehan, Margaret Wilson, Colm Philip Brady and 5 more

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Gerard M MurraySligo Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Doonally, Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-9652-8819
Seamus FaganAthlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland.
Denise MurphyAthlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland.
John FaganAthlone Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland.
Colm Ó MuireagáinSligo Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Doonally, Sligo, Ireland.
Rebecca Froehlich-KellySligo Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Doonally, Sligo, Ireland.
Damien J BarrettSligo Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Doonally, Sligo, Ireland.
Maresa SheehanKilkenny Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Margaret WilsonKilkenny Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Colm Philip BradyKilkenny Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Frank HynesTeagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Galway, Ireland.
Shauna FarrellSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin College of Agriculture Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, Dublin, Ireland.
John MoriartyPathology Division, Backweston Campus, Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland.
Rónan O NeillVirology Division, Backweston Campus, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland.
Mícheál CaseyRegional Veterinary Laboratories Division, Backweston Campus, Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies of sheep mortality or cause-specific mortality, in Ireland or internationally, are relatively scarce but are important in presenting baseline levels and changing trends of endemic disease. This study assessed sheep mortality and cause-specific mortality in 33 sentinel sheep flocks in Ireland.

methodsSentinel flocks were requested to submit carcases of all sheep that died to the regional veterinary laboratories (RVLs) of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine during a calendar year (2016). Postmortem examinations were performed on 1247 submissions to Athlone, Kilkenny and Sligo RVLs.

resultsThe median overall submission rate was 13.8 per cent (range 2.5 per cent-35.8 per cent) per adult female sheep in the flock in January 2016. The median fetal, perinatal, lamb and adult submissions per adult female sheep in the flock in January 2016 were 2.1 per cent (0.0 per cent-15.2 per cent), 3.5 per cent (0.0 per cent-20.0 per cent), 3.0 per cent (0.0 per cent-12.4 per cent) and 2.8 per cent (0.8 per cent-7.1 per cent), respectively. The frequency of detection of categories of postmortem diagnoses in fetuses, perinates, lambs and adults are presented.

conclusionsComparisons with existing passive surveillance findings reflect some differences in the relative frequency of detection of certain categories of disease suggesting that sentinel flock surveillance could usefully supplement existing passive animal disease surveillance activities for ovine disease.

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MortalitySheepAnimalsFemaleIrelandSentinel Surveillancediagnosticdisease surveillancelaboratorymortalityovinesubmission

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