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Common grazing of livestock (sheep, goats) with wildlife ruminants (roe deer, red deer) was reported in 9.2% of farms. Faecal epg counts in farms with common grazing with wildlife ruminants were higher than in farms with no common grazing: respective median values were 270 epg versus 150 epg; also, there was a tendency for faecal counts &gt;300 epg to be recorded more frequently among the former farms (36.1% versus 23.1% of farms). Median annual incidence of cases of abortion and of cases of diarrhoea in lambs\/kids was significantly higher in farms with common grazing with wildlife ruminants: 1.7% and 9.0%, respectively, versus 0.0% and 1.7%, respectively, in farms with no common grazing. The findings have revealed associations of common grazing with wildlife ruminants with the health of sheep and goats. 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