cCnt) said theyN cullcd shiccp as a clmethod of control of toot rot. A similalri figJure for cullillg was fOulid in the 1994 surxev by (Grogono-Thomas anid Johnstoin ( 1997). Eight farmc'rS ( 5 pCI cent) replied that they, aimed to breed sheep More resistanit to foot rot Table 2). Resear-chi coniducted in ALstr-aliIa ()Raadsmia anid othel-s 1994) aind New Z/ealaid (NIloorIhouse and Skerimian 1988) suggests that there is a relatixvely hioh heritabilitx coefficieit for resistaince to foot rot.Ilhc combinations of foot r-ot cointrol mileaSuIIeCS used bv farmer-s was large aind Oi) onie combinaitioni wvas used bh more thainl any fixve farmers wsho aniswered the questiorInaire.A significant negative associatioin wvas found betweel the perceix ed ilmportanice of the foot rot problem arnd the repor-ted e'ftfctixelness (it contr-ol methods used in the flock (chii-sqtLeai-d = 10f), P<00 (l ) (Blanid 1995). However, fari-m CrS Wre 11101w e positiVCe aboUt the effectiveness of trecatimieInt in cixd icdUal sIheep inrespective of the perceived importaiice of the problem (chi-squared = 23, P>O I ) ((Blanid 1995)) ( Table 3). heinlitial conclcsion0s from0l this questioiiaile are that thelre is little coitscitsuis aromog the farmers who replied about the best methiods to tre-at indiidual sheep with foot rot arid to conti ol foot rot in a flock. The nIulberl of COnItrol ComblinatiOnIS ulscd was remla-kable, bLut fewN, if any, adopted( exen the Imlost csscential imlaniagemicnlt prIactices fo the couit -ol ot-an infectiOLS condition, in particular, segreg.atioll of infected sheep anid the quLaranitine of flock eintiaiats.
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