The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-08
Answers by the Veterinarian
or. A. s. Alexander
RitecESlhc0Reyo Of h5Iic2ieDi
Infection from Mare


NME HAVE foal which about two or
w three weeks after birth got 10 be
sight with sores about It's muZZlo and face.
1t was so bad that Il could hardly suck and
the mares uddcr was the same way. guess
1T got the trouble from the mares Bag any
how that wns first sore and then the colt got
affected. Have you ever heard of such dis
case this? The marc is well fed andfon
good. sound pastures-G II. Wisconsin
Reply-Such cases arc not uncommon.
They are duo to Infection OF the marc from
service by tho stallion. An affected mare
spreads the disease TO this stallion and he In
turn spreads Ii 10 tho mares he breeds and
they to their colts. The mare commonly is
bred about the ninth day after the birth OF
her foal. and getting the infection at service,
it can readily be seen how she may spread
IL to the foaL The discharge from the vagina
gets onto tho udder and tho foal contaminntes
its mouth In this way Tho disease is pus-
tular exanthcma, "poX." When such
case is experienced the marc and foal should
be Isolated and treated and the owner should
Investigate tho caso OF the stallion and the
other mares he has served. We have known
OF several outbreaks this season and other
seasons. Tho case teaches that the stallion
should never bo allowed to serve mare
showing an abnormal discharge and that the
penis of tho stallion should sbe perfectly
cleansed and dlslnfected after each service.
Tho disease Is not very difficult to control
by the use OF dlslnfccting solutions. The
vagina OF the mare should be flushed out
onck daily with gallon moro of a half OF
per cent solution of permanGanntc of potash
and in q week. IL necessary, change to a solu-
ton of half n dram each of sulphate of zinc
and puro carboic acid per quart of injecting
solution. Tho permanganate solution may
also be used on the udder and on face OF the
foal, or these VIII respond well TO washing
with per cent solution of coal tar dlsin-
fcctant. saturated solution of boric acid
also may be freely used in cases whero the
Recro6aciNosis
Lambs havo sore noses and rough, warty
SrowthS about tho end of sheath Wo
have been using dip solution. but improve
ment Is slow. Tho lambs cannot suck when
badly affected about tho mouth and soon die.
Some OF tho ewes arc in tho samo shape
about tho mouth and have some similar
sores on the feet. What is tho cause and
how would you treat the lambs and older
unimals2-G. J.. Montana
Reply-Tho cause IS infection by the
bacillus necrophorus, which is a NTH germ.
Tho disease therefore Is contagious and the
infection stays about yards and pens that
have been used by infected sheep. The lambs
often spread tho disease to the ewes udder
and the ewo may get tho disease about her
nose from licking the lamb. Place affected
animals on grass and keep away from old
yards and other places used by sheep. Scrub
and scrapo each ulcer Clean thon saturato
with mixture OF one dram each of sulphur,
coal-tar disinfectant and boric acid to
ounce OF lard. Repeat onco daily. or. in
bad cases. paint tho ulcers with a solution
OF one part nitric ecid to seven parts of
water and repeat as required. A bulletin
on this disease, Zip and Leg liberation of
Sheep" was recently published by tho De-
partment oc Agriculture. Washington, D. c.,
and may be had free on applying to the de-
partment