. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . hare more greedy than the others. By this greedi-ness they get a little more grain than their share,and if the grain is of a heavy, rich nature duringwarm weather they become foundered. A foundered lamb becomes stiff on all its fourlegs. It walks just as if it did not have any jointsin its limbs, its temperature is abnormally higji,and its breathing is very fast, indicating a feverislicondition. It does not care to walk even a shortdistance and lies down every twenty to thirtyfeet, and sometimes often
. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . hare more greedy than the others. By this greedi-ness they get a little more grain than their share,and if the grain is of a heavy, rich nature duringwarm weather they become foundered. A foundered lamb becomes stiff on all its fourlegs. It walks just as if it did not have any jointsin its limbs, its temperature is abnormally higji,and its breathing is very fast, indicating a feverislicondition. It does not care to walk even a shortdistance and lies down every twenty to thirtyfeet, and sometimes oftener, when it is condition is due to an overheated, so-calledburned out stomach caused by eating too muchheavy grain. While a certain amount of grainmay bring on this trouble in hot weather, in coolerweather this same amount, or even more, wouldnot hurt the lamb in the least. 16 214 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. REMEDY FOR FOUNDER. A foundered lamb should be removed from therest and placed in as cool quarters as can be givenit. The grain allowance should be discontinued,. Breast TUnkl
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