Skin diseases in a Merino sheep herd related to an excessively rainy winter in a Mediterranean climatic zone.
A retrospective study is presented here in which an outbreak of dermatophilosis and morbidity of fleece rot in a sheep herd grazing throughout the year in the Carmel hills are described for the first time in a Mediterranean climatic zone. Both diseases were closely related to intense and prolonged rains during the winter months of 1991/1992. Morbidity of dermatophilosis appeared after 650 mm and that of fleece rot after 1320 mm of precipitation. The pathogenesis of these diseases is discussed.
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Hachaklait Gedera, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet-Dagan, Israel.
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D000818:Animals; D002980:Climate; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014887:Weather