Sheep scab, or psoroptic mange, is caused by infestation of the skin surface with the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis. The mite can survive off-host for 16–19 days, and sources of infestation include...
Hypocalcaemia is usually seen in late gestation. As with ovine pregnancy toxaemia, it tends to occur in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy. Parturient paresis, caused by hypocalcaemia, is rare in sheep but...