Campylobacter

Campylobacter Study Update In Spring 2024 MSD Animal Health in partnership with Andrew Cochrane from Northern Southland Vets (NSVets) began a new study expected to run for three years looking at Campylobacter prevalence in mixed-age ewes and its impact on lamb wastage. This blog is intended to capture updates on the study at regular intervals […]

Prevalence of Sheep Abortions in NZ Sheep The below graph shows the prevalence of sheep abortion cases cased by Toxoplasma, Campylobacter and Salmonella as evidenced by data taken from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Surveillance report. Click here to download

EID’s and genetic testing helps Hawkes Bay farmer tackle Campylobacter abortions in his mixed-aged ewes. A Central Hawkes Bay farmer who has continually battled with Campylobacter losses in his high performing sheep flock has kindly shared his recent experience in the hope that it can provide other farmers with helpful information and practical suggestions if […]

Campylobacter always waiting in the wings For West Otago farmer Richard Young, the mathematics was simple and pretty compelling. Do you risk a potential 5–10% loss in your lamb crop each year, or do you prevent that loss with a vaccination programme? He found a financial loss of up to $25,000 could be mitigated against […]

Campyvax4® Return On Investment Use the below template to calculate the Return On Investment (ROI) of vaccinating for campylobacteriosis with Campyvax4. Simply substitute the example numbers shown below with up-to-date figures for your farming business Number of doses 1,000 Total doses needed (first year of use) 2,000 Cost per dose $0.85 Labour cost per hour […]

Talking Campylobacter in Sheep on the Head Shepherd Podcast Listen to this audio, featuring MSD Animal Health’s Technical Advisor Kim Kelly, from the Head Shepherd podcast series to learn about Campylobacter, how its spread and how to prevent and manage it. Check out our Top Farmers Know-How website where you can find this and other […]

Need to know facts about Campylobacter in sheep Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of sheep abortions in New Zealand. Many people associate Campybacteriosis with abortions in the last six weeks of pregnancy, however trial work has shown that Campylobacter abortions are just the tip of the iceberg and of greater economic importance […]