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No treatment is satisfactory in an animal after the dis- 

 ease is manifested, but during the period of incubation, 

 as soon as possible after inoculation, a prophylactic 

 treatment is very satisfactory. Frequently immediately 

 after being bitten powerful caustics will kill the virus be- 

 fore it is taken up by the blood circulation. But as one 

 can never be certain of this result, it is advisable to take 

 the serum treatment, which has been frequently admin- 

 istered by the State Board of Health authorities at Bow- 

 ling Green, Kentucky. Losses from rabies in Kentucky 

 have been comparatively small in the last year. Only 

 three infections have been reported, all of which were in 

 cattle following the bite of a rabid dog. In each instance 

 the dog was killed before it had done very great damage. 



Foot Rot ob Neceobacillosis. 



Foot rot in sheep has been more or less prevalent 

 for the past several years. The losses sustained, when 

 compared to the number of animals affected and those 

 exposed, are small. This disease is amendable to treat- 

 ment and should not be allowed to affect any great num- 

 ber of animals in a flock. It is spread from the diseased 

 to the healthy animal through the media of pus contain- 

 ing the infection, which may be distributed in pastures, 

 chutes, pens, or on the public highway. When the dis- 

 ease is found in a flock, the healthy animals should be 

 removed from the pastures on which the diseased ani- 

 mals are left, and all diseased animals should be sub- 

 jected to a treatment which is principally cleanliness. 

 After the diseased parts are thoroughly cleansed with 

 antiseptics, a mild astringent dressing is very beneficial. 

 In advanced cases, it is wise to occasionally use caustics, 

 and if treatment is persisted in, a cure will result in a 

 comparatively short time. Sheep should not be placed 

 on infected pastures for at least sixty days. 



Sheep Scabies. 



During the year 1910, Kentucky was placed under 

 Federal quarantine on account of the prevalence of 

 scabies among the sheep in this state, and all shipments 

 of sheep interstate were prohibited except for immediate 



