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applied to the sole and in between each claw. If the coronet is 

 affected, the wall should be pared away and the dressing applied to 

 the area attacked. Periodic paring of all sheep's feet once every 

 5 or 6 weeks in wet weather, or when the sheep are on wet or marshy 

 land, will do much to reduce the incidence of the non-contagious 

 form. Thorns in the heels of sheep and suppuration of the inter- 

 digital scent gland, both of which cause lameness very similar to 

 that of foot-rot (i.e., feeding in a kneeling position, inclination to 

 lie much, a three-legged gait, &c.), require to be differentiated from 

 the true foot-rot. 



