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Keywords: \u2018alopecia, <jats:italic>Arcanobacterium pyogenes<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Demodex<\/jats:italic>, dermatitis, <jats:italic>Dermatophilus<\/jats:italic>, dermatophyte, ectoparasite, examination, fibre damage, foot rot, fungus, interdigital necrobacillosis, itching, lice, <jats:italic>Malassezia<\/jats:italic>, melanoma, mite, pruritus, rubbing, scabies, skin, SCC, squamous cell carcinoma, <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Trueperella pyogenes<\/jats:italic>, wool break, wool loss\u2019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two thousand and two records, totalling 11,799 sheep, had the age, breed and sex reported. Older sheep were more likely to present with skin disease (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001; standard deviation 36.6\u2009\u00b1\u20091.15 confidence interval). The American Merino, East Friesian, Rambouillet, Suffolk and Shetland breeds were at higher risk of developing skin disease (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Males, whether rams or wethers, were more likely to present with skin disease than ewes (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0019). Owing to the lack of dermatological examination reported, the four largest flocks (a total of 7,892 sheep) were excluded from disease analysis. Of the remaining 3,907 sheep, 299 (7.6%) had skin disease recorded. The most common diagnoses made were pododermatitis, bacterial abscesses, squamous cell carcinoma and myiasis. 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