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. 2014 Jun 17;9(6):e100135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100135

Table 2. Flock owner reported clinical signs in 90 sheep flocks with malformed lambs in the lambing season 2011/2012 in the Netherlands.

Group Symptom Percentage of flocks
Behaviour of ewe Ewe slow 17.8%
Ewe spends more time lying 12.2%
Parturition Abnormal uterine fluid 23.3%
Caesarean section 8.9%
Dystocia 45.6%
Posterior presentation 33.3%
Prolonged parturition 50.0%
Lambs Hydrops ascites lambs 23.3%
Neurological symptoms lambs 37.8%
Udder health Abnormal udder development 15.6%
Abnormal consistence of the milk 4.4%
Mastitis 10.0%
Insufficient amount of milk 18.9%