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sufficient supervision should be given at lambing time to ensure adequate intakes of colostrium and the maintenance of good hygiene.
sufficient supervision should be given at lambing time to ensure adequate intakes of colostrium and the maintenance of good hygiene.
Lamb dysentery can be controlled through vaccination against clostridial diseases. Before ewes enter the breeding flock, they should be given two vaccinations separated by an interval of 4-6 weeks. An annual booster should be given about six weeks before lambing to afford passive protection to lambs until around sixteen weeks of age. Lambs born to unvaccinated ewes should themselves be vaccinated at between 3 and 12 weeks old, with a second injection given at least four weeks later. Good husbandry is also critical to the control of lamb dysentery.
Lamb dysentery can be controlled through vaccination against clostridial diseases. Before the advent of modern vaccines,
Before the advent of modern vaccines,
losses from clostridial diseases could
losses from clostridial diseases could
be cata-strophic, on occasion running
be cata-strophic, on occasion running
wanes over a period of a year and,
wanes over a period of a year and,
consequently, booster doses are
consequently, booster doses are
required annually.
required annually.Before ewes enter the breeding flock, they should be given two vaccinations separated by an interval of 4-6 weeks. An annual booster should be given about six weeks before lambing to afford passive protection to lambs until around sixteen weeks of age. Lambs born to unvaccinated ewes should themselves be vaccinated at between 3 and 12 weeks old, with a second injection given at least four weeks later. Good husbandry is also critical to the control of lamb dysentery.
weeks. Such maternal protection is
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