Massachusetts has two United States Senators and nine members of Congress in the House of Representatives.
In the U.K., where sheep scab is endemic, neither the disease nor the mites appear to be transmitted from sheep to cattle or goats. Geographic Distribution Sheep scab has been eradicated from Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, the U.S. and Canada, but it can still be found in many other countries.
Sheep scab is a very contagious disease, caused by mites feeding on the surface layers of the sheep's skin. Severe itching occurs, wool or hair falls out in patches, and the skin becomes reddened, crusted with scabs and sore.n the U.S., Chlamydia is the most common cause of abortion in ewes. It is transmitted from aborting sheep to other susceptible females. Ewe lambs are usually the most susceptible on farms where the organism is present.