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Human‐induced environmental change has caused widespread loss of species that support
important functions for ecosystems and society. For example, vertebrate scavengers …

Blowfly strike or cutaneous myiasis, caused principally by the Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia cuprina is endemic to Australian sheep producing areas and is a major cause of …

In eight Australian Merino and crossbred sheep flocks, all lamb deaths were recorded,
together with the corresponding weather before and after each case. Deaths on the day of …

In on-farm animal welfare assessment schemes mortality is a commonly used measure to
assess welfare states, as well as to ascertain the effectiveness of different management …

Context In some regions of Australia, the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) is
resistant to some of the pesticides used to control flystrike in sheep. Few pesticide groups …

Simple Summary Flystrike in sheep is a common condition in Australia where parasitic flies
lay eggs on soiled wool or open wounds; and the resulting maggots feed off the flesh …

Flystrike remains an important animal health issue on New Zealand sheep farms. To date no
useful predictive tool to assist farmers to develop control options has been available. The …

It is generally accepted that the welfare of sheep concerns not just their health but also their
mental state. Sheep are a prey species with a strong flocking instinct that can be used to …

Flystrike of sheep in New Zealand is principally caused by Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia
sericata. A series of studies were conducted to develop models to describe and predict the …