Eyre Peninsula sheep tested for deadly disease
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Sheep flocks on Eyre Peninsula will be surveyed for the potentially deadly disease ovine brucellosis.
The disease is spread by infected rams and can cause infertility and death, with no practical treatment available.
A veterinary officer with the Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, Kate Van Staveren, says Eyre Peninsula farms will be targeted as part of a monitoring program.
"We're randomly selecting about 40 farms to participate in a survey," she said.
"We go around and we blood test rams and we test for any obvious signs of ovine brucellosis and we're finding from previous surveys in other areas that it is fairly widespread."
