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Virginia Reported V.
Free Of Scabies
Virginia is now a scabiesfree state. If you’re involved in the sheep business, you know how much that means.
If you’re not in the sheep business, you still have a stake in the Scabies program. Dr. W. R. Van Dresser, veterinarian at VPI, points out that the state sheep population is no longer threatened from within by a disease that can spread rapidly and cause large economic losses. In addition, precautionary dipping of breeder and feeder sheep being moved to other areas is no longer compulsory.
However, Virginia’s status as a scabies-free state can be lost easily. If just one infected sheeps gets into the state, it could jeopardize the scabies; free status.
The Virginia Dept, of Agriculture and U.S. Dept, of Agriculture will continue to inspect at least one-third of the sheep in the state every years during the winter months. This year, the inspection will be made during December and January. All flocks which were suspicious last year, and all flocks in counties with scabies must be reinspected. The program is ! conducted with the assistance of the Agricultural Extension Service at VPI and its county agricultural agents.
Veterinarians, county agents and sheep shearers will also be on the lookout for suspicions flocks. However, Dr. Van Dresser says the first and most important line of defense is the sheep producer himself. He advises producers to buy sheep from scabies-free areas. If you buy from areas not scabiesfree, insist that the sheep be dipped before delivery to your
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