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aptitude for caring for sheep are essentials for 

 success. 



The pulse rate of sheep varies considerably, 

 although seventy to ninety beats a minute may 

 be taken as an average. Respirations vary from 

 twelve to twenty a minute when the animal is per- 



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fectly at ease. The temperature is usually around 

 103 degrees Fahrenheit, taken per rectum, al- 

 though this depends to some extent on the age, 

 weather, and degree of fatness. 



No other animal so clearly exhibits the symp- 

 toms of disease as does the sheep. The loss of 

 appetite; the listless air; the dull eye; the drawn- 



