Gastroenteritis and inanition diarrhoea of sheep transported by ship

Authors: Black H
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 38, Issue 3, pp 122, Sep 1990
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Animal welfare, Bacterial, Biosecurity, Disease/defect, Diet/rations/food, Inflammation, Import/export/trade, Nutrition/metabolism, Transport
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: “Gastroenteritis” of sheep being transported in bulk livestock ships has been reported, but still remains a poorly defined disease syndrome. “Enteritis” is one of the main causes of mortality diagnosed in New Zealand sheep shipments. “Enteritis” alone, or in combination with other conditions, is described as causing nearly 30% of the deaths on voyages from New Zealand to the Middle East, with a range of 0.5 to 67%. On a shipment to Saudi Arabia in February 1990, the previously reported syndrome of inanition with excessive gastrointestinal tract fluid was present, but in the different circumstances of less water availability was not as prominent…

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