DISEASES OF SHEEP. 49 



vided with plenty of dry-litter, a temperature of sixty 

 to sixty-five degrees Fahrenlieit being the most popular. 

 During clear and warm weather the diseased sheep may be 

 taken upon a dry and nourishing pasture ; care must, how- 

 ever, be observed that such animals are not overheated by 

 too much exercise, and for this reason it is proper to keep 

 them in the neighborhood of the stable or some sheds, so 

 that in case of a sudden rain sufficient shelter may be had 

 at onca During very hot summer days the sheep must not 

 be exposed to the sun, especially at noon, excessive heat 

 resulting in dangerous consequences. During the night 

 the sheep must be kept in stables, as the night dew and 

 sudden rains interfere with the regular course of the dis- 

 ease. There is always a smaller or larger number of 

 exceptional cases in a diseased herd (of innoxious cases), 

 where the disease appears to be of an irregular or malig- 

 nant course or form. Such individuals must be treated 

 with the greatest care ; they must be separated from the 

 others, and if possible taken to another locality, as by their 

 perspiration the air becomes tainted and poisoned, and of 

 dangerous effect upon the other diseased animals. They 

 must also be kept in warm and dry stables, or upon grass- 

 plots, or u{)on meadows situated in the immediate neighbor- 

 hood of the stables. 



A particular medical treatment is very difficult ; the end- 

 less varieties in regard to constitution, age, etc., of the dis- 

 eased animals, as well as the many different degrees of the ve- 

 hemence of the disease, render it impossible to give general 

 prescriptions ; the employment of medicaments being a costly 

 matter and of little or doubtfiil use, and, where there are hun- 

 dreds of diseased animals, almost impossible. It is there- 

 fore advisable to confine the diseased animals to a proper 

 diet and diligent care. They should always receive the 

 best food, such as clover hay, potatoes cut into small pieces, 



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