Prevention and treatment of common diseases in sheep breeding in summer

High temperature and rain in summer, high humidity in the air, in sheep breeding, due to improper feeding management and epidemic prevention measures are not in place, easily lead to sheep infectious pustules, bluetongue and sheep enterotoxemia three diseases. These three diseases cause sheep death when they are serious, affecting the economic benefits of farmers, so we must pay attention to them. Let's take a look at the prevention and control methods of these three diseases brought by the pro-farming network.

1. Infectious pustules

Infectious pustules, commonly known as sheep aphtha, are infectious diseases of the pox virus family, mainly occurring in young sheep. The bacteria are transmitted through pens, feeding utensils and external wounds. After invasion, the bacteria can be latent in the sheep for a week. When the disease occurs, there are small pox on lips, nose and other parts. With the development of the disease, pustules, ulcers and verrucous thick scabs appear, granulation hyperplasia at ulcers, swollen mouth seriously affect sheep feeding and eating, and finally die because of physical weakness. The disease develops rapidly and can lead to death in two or three weeks.

Prevention and control methods: epidemic prevention measures should be taken. It is strictly prohibited to introduce sheep from epidemic areas. The newly introduced sheep should be isolated and observed before being put into sheep and raised together. Vaccination before the summer of each year, young sheep mouth is more delicate, feeding attention, do not feed coarse hard feed, otherwise easy to lead to trauma, conducive to bacterial infection. After the disease, the pens and feeding tools are completely disinfected, the sick sheep are isolated and raised, the diseased position is cleaned with vinegar, antibiotics are coated twice a day, and the sheep can be cured after about one week.

2. Blue tongue disease

Bluetongue is a viral infectious disease characterized by the blue tongue of infected sheep. It is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes and midges. In addition, pregnant ewes can also be transmitted to fetuses through placenta. Its incubation period is also within a week, when the disease occurs, the sick sheep begins to have a fever phenomenon, the highest temperature can be as high as 42 degrees, lack of spirit, loss of appetite or no eating, oral mucosa congestion, tongue blue, with the development of the disease, the mucosa of the head begins to erode, the head and throat appear edema, accompanied by cough. Pregnant sheep disease can lead to abortion or stillbirth, even if the lamb is born with congenital abnormalities, the course of disease in 1-2 weeks, the mortality rate can be as high as 30%.

Prevention and control methods: this disease is mainly prevented, attention should be paid to epidemic prevention work, mosquitoes and Culicoides should be eliminated before summer, the sanitation of the enclosure should be maintained, and mosquitoes and Culicoides should be prevented from biting and spreading germs. When the disease comes on, it is necessary to first clean the lesion with low concentration of potassium permanganate solution, then smear iodine glycerin or ice boron powder on the ulcer surface three times a day, and use antibiotics to prevent secondary infection and prevent strong light irradiation.

3. Sheep enterotoxemia

Sheep enterotoxemia is an intestinal disease of sheep caused by the mass reproduction of Clostridium welchii in the intestinal tract of sheep. It mainly affects sheep about 1 year old and fat. It usually occurs in rainy season and eats a large amount of green and juicy feed. Sudden onset, no obvious characteristics, if there are symptoms, generally violent limbs stroke, body convulsions, grinding teeth, mouth and nose foam, death within two or three hours.

Prevention and control methods: strengthen feeding, in the rainy season as far as possible do not go outside grazing, conditioning feed results, eat green and juicy feed as little as possible, strengthen exercise, enhance the physique of sheep, ease the condition, available sulfaaminidine 10 - 25 grams, and with penicillin 1.6 million units, streptomycin 500 mg mixed intramuscular injection, there is a certain effect.

The above is the prevention and control methods of common diseases in summer sheep breeding brought by the pro-agricultural network. I hope to help you. If you want to know more, please pay attention to the pro-agricultural network.