Tick pyaemia causes painful abscesses and paralysis in young lambs. Prevention through tick control and vaccination protects welfare during the most vulnerable period.
Lambs with tick pyaemia suffer from multiple painful abscesses in joints and internal organs. The condition causes progressive deterioration and is often fatal or requires euthanasia. Prevention through tick control at lambing time, and immediate treatment of early cases, reduces suffering in flocks in tick-endemic areas.