PIRSA is advising sheep producers, particularly those in high rainfall areas, to be vigilant on the health of pregnant ewes following reports of a number of late term abortions.
Chief Veterinary Officer, Mary Carr said early laboratory results indicate that the likely cause is a bacterial infection caused by Campbylobacter fetus spp (formerly known as ovine vibriosis).
“Ovine campylobacteriosis is one of the infectious causes of abortion in ewes which normally occurs during late preganancy,” she said. “It is highly contagious and can spread quickly within a flock.
