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Sheep enterotoxemia

Published: 2024-11-25 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/25, Sheep enterotoxemia

(agricultural Wealth Network) [characteristics]

The disease is caused by the proliferation of type D Clostridium welchii in sheep intestines and the production of toxins. The kidney is easy to soften after death, so it is also called "soft nephropathy". It is also known as "fast epidemic" because of its multiple acute attacks and sudden death. most of them occur in sheep with good body condition and under two years old, showing sporadic. Rainy season, sudden climate change, overeating tender grass and concentrate, lack of exercise and so on are all inducements. During the onset of the disease, they either lie or run and jump, gnash their teeth, fall to the ground on their sides, twitch and spasm of their limbs, roll left and right, bend their heads and necks backward, breathe quickly, foam from mouth and nose, sometimes groan painfully, and die within 1-2 hours.

[prevention]

1. Twice a year spring and autumn epidemic prevention, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of sheep quadruple 5ml (fast epidemic, sudden onset, enterotoxemia, lamb dysentery).

two。 Avoid overeating green and succulent feed and concentrate and exercise properly.

3. If the course of the disease is longer (more than 2 hours), you can take 10-20 grams of sulfonamidine or inject immune serum.

4. Chloramphenicol 0.5-0.7 g was injected intramuscularly, 3 times a day.

5. 1.6 million units of penicillin and 500mg of streptomycin were injected intramuscularly, 4 times a day.

 
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