Hairy shaker disease of lambs: Acquired immunity, abortion and transmission via mucous membranes

Abstract

Extract Hairy shaker disease of lambs in New Zealand has been described by Manktelow et al. (1969) Manktelow, B. W. , Porter, W. L. and Lewis, K. H. C. 1969. Hairy shaker disease of lambs. N.Z. vet. J., 17: 245–248. [Taylor & Francis Online] [Google Scholar] who showed it to be transmissible by the inoculation of ewes in early pregnancy with material derived from affected lambs. In this and other respects so far studied, the disease closely resembles Border disease as seen in lambs in the United Kingdom Hughes et al., ( 1959 Hughes, L. E. , Kershaw, G. F. and Shaw, I. G. 1959. “B” or Border disease: an undescribed disease of sheep. Vet. Rec., 71: 313–316. [Google Scholar] ).