130 live-stock 



Lambing Table. 

 Average period of gestation, 150 dags. 



Common Diseases 



Foot-and-mouth disease — Epizootic aphtha. — (See the de- 

 scription under cattle.) In sheep the feet are chiefly affected 

 and the mouth seldom. Some of the milder applications 

 mentioned under antiseptics (see Recipes) may be used. The 

 disease is infectious and contagious but causes little mortality, 



$>heep~pox — Variola ovina.—A formidable and highly fatal 

 disease in sheep, infectious and contagious. First, reddish ' 

 spots appear on the naked places, which then turn into red or 

 purple circumscribed vesicles, which often run into each 

 other. Treatment is of no avail. Every attempt should be 

 made to suppress the disease and dead animals should be 

 buried deep with quicklime. 



Rinderpest. — (See the description under cattle.) This is 

 also a highly infectious and fatal disease. In virulent out- 

 breaks, 80 per cent may die. There is fever, blisters in the 

 mouth and bloody diarrhoea. Preventive measures should be 

 adopted and dead animals should be buried in deep pits with 

 quicklime. 



Anthrax, — In sheep, it runs the same course as in cattle 

 (see above) and is highly fatal* 



