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Title: NEEDLES: TO RE-USE OR NOT TO RE-USE?

Author
item Hoesing, Lynn

Submitted to: Sheep Industry News
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/2/2005
Publication Date: 5/15/2005
Citation: Herrmann, L.M. 2005. Needles: To Re-use or Not to Re-use?. Sheep Industry News. 9(5):2.

Interpretive Summary: Needle re-use while vaccinating sheep occurs regularly amongst sheep producers. This article discusses the possibility that infectious diseases such as ovine progressive pneumonia virus (OPPV) may be inadvertently transmitted to sheep during vaccinations.

Technical Abstract: There is no technical abstract with this popular article.