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==Treatment and Control==
==Treatment and Control==
dos: Control of enterotoxaemia involves reducing factors that can precipitate disease. Diets should not be changed suddenly and, when feeding conentrates, a slow introduction is essential. If cereals are fed, then whole grain should be used to prevent too rapid passage from the rumen to the bomasum and jejunum. Because ''C.. perfringens'' type D is ubiquitous in its distribution, control measures will only reduce but not prevent disease. As with all the other enterotoxaemis, the disease is best prevented by vaccination.
Presentation of lamb dysentery is usually peracute, with sudden deaths occuring before treatment can be implemented. Even if animals are found prior to death, treatment is usually unrewarding as organs are irreversibly damaged by toxins by the time signs present<sup>2</sup>. Instead, a definitive diagnosis should be pursued before greater losses occur, and the farmer should be encouraged to submit the carcase for further investigations.
Presentation of lamb dysentery is usually peracute, with sudden deaths occuring before treatment can be implemented. Even if animals are found prior to death, treatment is usually unrewarding as organs are irreversibly damaged by toxins by the time signs present<sup>2</sup>. Instead, a definitive diagnosis should be pursued before greater losses occur, and the farmer should be encouraged to submit the carcase for further investigations.