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Salisbury RH; Barrowman PR Fleece-rot: The epidemiology and significan. ce of t~ e disease in sheep. Jo. urnai of the South African Veterinary Association (1984) 55 No. 3, 147-151 (En). Department of Animal SCience, Faculty of Agnculture, University of Natal, PO Box 375, 3200 Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa.... Fleece-rot is a disease of sheep manifested by a superficial dermatitis with seropurulent exudation and mattIng and, In some cases, pigmentation of wool which occurs following periods of excessive wetness. In Australia i~ is recognise~ as. the most i", Iport~ nt predisposing factor to body blowfly strike, and as such represents a major loss to the Australian wool growIng Industry. This re~ lew of the literature suggests that there is no reason for the condition not to be intermittently a significant problem under SoUth A~~ lca? conditions. A long term solution to the problem is achieved by the breeding of resistant sheep. Measurement of fleece wettability IS possibly the best method of distinguishing resistant from susceptible sheep.