Health problems in a newly established fur farming area in Eastern Finland

Health problems of newly established fur farms were defined in Kuopio Province. Three methods of data collection were used: 1) interviews with local farmers 2) authors' personal observations and 3) determination of endoparasitic infestation. Sanitation on farms were found to be rather good. The most commonly occurring diseases were urinary tract inflammations, intestinal infections and ectoparasites. However, health conditions were found to be satisfactory and most problems were of economic nature.