In 1990 a group of producers, veterinarians, and other interested parties
formed the OPP Concerned Sheep Breeders Society. While our primary purpose is
to act as a resource center for shepherds concerned about Ovine Progressive
Pneumonia (OPP), the Society has also become a supportive network of
producers who are working to eradicate and/or control this insidious disease.
For those who have had difficulty securing OPP test-negative breeding stock,
our membership directory serves to assist in integrating breeding programs
with disease control measures. The Society also recognizes that one of the
hurdles to overcome in an eradication program is the cost of testing. A video
has been produced which demonstrates a simple technique for drawing blood
samples from sheep. The video, available to Society members for $15.00 and
used with veterinarian cooperation, helps to lower the costs of blood
sampling.
We invite you to join us! Membership in the OPP Society is not intended to
indicate freedom from OPP, but rather an active concern about the effects of
this and other diseases within our own flocks and within the North American
sheep industry as a whole. The OPP Concerned Sheep Breeders Society welcomes
both purebred and commercial producers, representing many different breeds
and many different situations. Membership dues are only $15.00(U.S.) per year
($25.00 for 2 years, $50.00 for 5 years).
Cynthia B. Wolf, DVM, has written an OPP fact sheet which includes methods of
eradication. We are pleased to provide Cindy's original fact sheet here and
invite you to scroll through our menu of related information, some of which is
posted in PDF format. (Click here for free download of
Acrobat Reader,
which is needed to open the PDF files.) If you have further
questions about OPP or the OPP Society, please
email Holly Neaton, DVM.
