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Scrapie disease still threatens Wisconsin sheep producers
State veterinarian Dr. Don Bosman warned at the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders conference that scrapie remains a danger to Wisconsin flocks. He noted 80 flocks are under surveillance after a Green Lake County case, with 55 animals destroyed in a recent outbreak costing nearly $19,450, and indemnities totaling about $16,947. Since 1978, more than 2,100 animals from 104 flocks have been destroyed, with vast financial losses and no vaccine or test beyond brain tissue analysis. He urged transparency among breeders, explained the eradication program, and warned that the disease could return if ignored.
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Scrapie
Wisconsin
Don Bosman
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Conference
Green Lake County
Bosman
Polk County
Granddam
Columbia County
Rice Lake
Custer
Janesville
Iowa County
Manitowoc County