Incidence of ovine perinatal mortality in New Zealand with particular reference to intrauterine infections

Abstract

Extract The purpose of this paper is to record the investigations carried out at Wallaceville between 1954 and 1960 to ascertain the incidence of the major causes of the mortality with particular emphasis on the part played by intra-uterine infections. A second paper ( Hartley and Kater, 1964 Hartley, W. J. and Boyes, W. Betty . 1955. Proc. N.Z. Soc. anim. Prod., 15: 120–120. [Google Scholar] ) will describe the disease conditions encountered.