date:Jun 27, 2012
Previously, the farm was placed under quarantine after a sheep from the farm was tested positive for scrapie. However, in early April, nearly 31 sheep from the farm were removed in violation of the quarantine order.
The Agency has recovered 26 sheep and conducted testing for scrapie. However, the efforts to trace the remaining five sheep are ongoing.
Scrapie can spread among sheep and goats without showing signs in the infected animals for several years. According to CFIA, all genetically suscep