As spring season progresses, more livestock producers will be hosting various club lamb and show goat sales. As animals from different producers comingle for the first time at their new homes, the ...
Orf virus, a member of the Parapoxvirus genus, is the causative agent of contagious ecthyma – a zoonotic skin disease primarily affecting sheep and goats, with occasional human infections. The ...
The baby goat that got Steinmetz Family Farm booted from the 2024 NYS Fair didn’t have a suspected virus after all, according to the goat’s owner, Justin Steinmetz. Steinmetz last night received ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Old MacDonald’s Farm at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids will be closed Thursday and Friday ...
Orf is the more common name for contagious pustular dermatitis, and is considered endemic in the UK, and prevalent on most ...
Orf is a highly infectious disease reported to be present on 25% of UK farms. It is mainly a disease of pre-weaned lambs with the painful lesions often ...