Necrotic Stomatitis. 
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falfa which had very hard and coarse stems. The first lot remained 
free from this trouble, while the second showed the usual scabby 
condition of the lips. This would seem to prove that the abrasions 
are made by the rough food. However, it is very difficult, if not 
impossible in most of these cases to demonstrate the presence of 
bacillus necrophorous. In a few instances, these conditions have 
not healed readily, but have taken on the cheesy appearance and 
characteristic odor of bacillus necrophorous. Some deaths have 
resulted from this progressive ulceration. 
In Wyoming and in a few instances in our own state, the dis¬ 
ease becomes more virulent. The ulcers in addition to forming on 
Lip Ulceration , Sheep. 
the lips the to be found on the legs just above the hoof and in males 
a common seat of ulceration is in the sheath, while in females the 
vulva frequently becomes swollen and ulcerated. These ulcers show 
