DrDavid Roberts' practical home veterinarian . ng preferable. There should also be plenty of good clean water tcdrink. A trough with salt in should be provided so that the sheep may get it at will The general diseases of sheep are as follows: Distemper or Epizootic Catarrh, Indigestion, and Paralysis or Stoppage of theBowels. These are the forms of disease that are the most troublesome, and need themost prompt attention. GESTATION. Ewes carry their lambs on an average of 152 days. This time may vary a fewdays. to 120 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. LAMBING. At lambing time the ewe should be prov
DrDavid Roberts' practical home veterinarian . ng preferable. There should also be plenty of good clean water tcdrink. A trough with salt in should be provided so that the sheep may get it at will The general diseases of sheep are as follows: Distemper or Epizootic Catarrh, Indigestion, and Paralysis or Stoppage of theBowels. These are the forms of disease that are the most troublesome, and need themost prompt attention. GESTATION. Ewes carry their lambs on an average of 152 days. This time may vary a fewdays. to 120 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. LAMBING. At lambing time the ewe should be provided with warm quarters so that thelamb may dry oflf and take the teat as soon as possible. Ewes are very apt to becomeindifferent to a weak lamb. RAMS. There should be one ram for each one hundred sheep or less. In the beginningof the season do not let the ram serve more than two or three ewes a day, increasingthe number as necessity demands. As the season draws to a close, restrict him again,as an exhausted male cannot get strong Hi&^i^ i-iSB^liA ONE OF OUR PRIZE-WINNING LINCOLN SHEEP. Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Company exhibited a bunch of Lincoln Sheep at thefollowing State Fairs, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa andKentucky, and won 57 (fifty-seven) prizes. 6 Championship prizes, 18 Second prizes, 32 First prizes, 1 Third prize. SELECTION. In the selection of sheep for the foundation of a flock the first question to be set-tled is whether you are going to breed principally for wool or for mutton, and thenext is the question of what breed to adopt. In deciding both of these questions yourown inclinations should be considered, for you are apt to be more successful whenyour own inclinations are followed, as more interest will be taken. It is also advisable DISEASES OF SHEEP. 121 in deciding these questions to study up on good authorities the sheep industry and alsoto seek the advice of, some well posted sheep raiser who has had experience
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