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Country: Spain
Dairy or/and meat sheep: Dairy and meat
Source of information: Vet Laboratories and R+D+i
Level of solution:
x |
Knowledge |
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Practical |
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Just Being Tested |
Aim: To improve the diagnosis rate of abortion
Description:
- What is implemented;
Aborted females must be isolated and identified.
If there is no suspicion of the specific process, the following samples should be collected and sent to the laboratory: fetus, placenta, vaginal swabs, maternal serum and whole blood, together with the full case history.
- How is implemented;
Samples must be collected as clean as possible, and sent refrigerated in sealed, resistant and waterproof containers.
- When is it implemented.
Samples must be collected and sent to the lab as soon as possible; 10-15 days later, serum from the same sheep should be collected and analyzed again to check the possible existence of seroconversions.
Expected benefits:
To design efficient prophylactic measures for controlling abortion causative agents.
Prerequisites and/or limits (knowledge, training, capabilities, cost, management, facilities, equipment, etc.)
- Clean material for the collection of samples: swabs, vacuum blood collection tubes, plastic bags, refrigerator, etc.
- Access to trained and equipped technical and laboratory services.
- Economic cost.
Expected impacts
Benefit | |||||||
Benefit expected | Increase productivity less abortion less stress for the farmer |
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System | |||||||
Is the solution suitable for various production systems | Y | ||||||
If no – for which system | |||||||
Cost | |||||||
What are the asset costs | <100 | ||||||
What are the maintenance costs | |||||||
Any limits to its applicability | |||||||
Work Load | |||||||
Farmers | Service provider/tech.-vet-others | ||||||
How much time is required to prepare and implement the solution | <1 day | ||||||
How many people is needed to implement the solution? | Normal farm staff | Veterinary support | |||||
Timing | |||||||
How long it takes to get results? | >=1week | ||||||
How long it takes to see an effect on sheep productivity? | current production period, and next | ||||||
Equipment/Facility | |||||||
Farmers | Service provider/technicians-vet-others | ||||||
What kind of equipment/tool are necessary? | Sample taking material (steryl plastic bags, tubes, needles, ..) | Sample taking material (steryl plastic bags, tubes, needles, ..) | |||||
Skill/Knowledge-Training (farmer) | |||||||
Does the solution need any specific skill/knowledge or training? | Yes | ||||||
How much time will be required for training | Samples collection and conservation | ||||||
Wider Environment | |||||||
Is there any particular regulation link to the solution? | No | ||||||
Does the solution need any particular structure or organisation? | No | ||||||
Other Comments | |||||||
Consider additional cost for lab analysis | |||||||