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219 225 sheep were slaughtered under veterinary control in 1991. Examinations before and after slaughter revealed signs of, or lesions themselves in 61 919 animals (28.24 per cent). The number of unfit carcasses, assessed as less valuable and conditionally approved was 23 511 (10.72 per cent). Signs or lesions due to diseasses were found in 0.003 - 11.62 per cent of the sheep. Abscesses, contamination and hyperaemia (11.62 per cent), emaciation (6.04 per cent), liver fluke (3.3 per cent) and dropsy (1.59 per cent) were observed most often. Out of 49 regions, most sheep with signs or lesions were found in 13 regions (34-73 per cent), the majority of cases of emaciation and dropsy in 11 regions (11-21 per cent) and a high extensiveness of liver fluke in 10 regions (3-12 per cent).