Diarrhoea means a flowing through of material,\u00a0a perfect description of how the disease affects both humans and animals. In the case of sheep and goats, it turns droppings soft, watery and smelly and can lead to dehydration through fluid loss. Conditions that can cause diarrhoea in sheep and goats include colibacillosis, paratyphoid, Johne\u2019s disease, Rift Valley fever (Slenkdalkoors), coccidiosis, worms and toxic plants.<\/p>\n
The germ that causes colibacillosis is found in droppings of sick sheep and goats. Other animals become sick when they eat food or drink water contaminated with these droppings.<\/p>\n
Most at risk are lambs\/kids under two weeks old. This can be because;<\/p>\n
Lambs need to drink the first milk, called colostrum, from their mothers. This protects them to a certain extent from colibacillosis and other diseases.\u00a0If lambs don\u2019t drink this milk, they\u2019re more likely to get sick.Lambs may already be sick with another disease, making them more vulnerable to colibacillosis.<\/p>\n
Lambs may be stressed by moving them to another location or putting too many animals together.<\/p>\n
Signs in live goats<\/p>\n
The animals are depressed and not eating. They have \u201cwhite scours\u201d, a watery, whitish-yellow or greyish diarrhoea.\u00a0The umbilical cord is sometimes red and swollen. The back legs are dirty with droppings.<\/p>\n
Signs in dead animals include gut is usually redder than normal and filled with a greyish or yellowish liquid.<\/p>\n
Colibacillosis can be treated with antibiotics. It\u2019s also important to give sick lambs sufficient water and electrolytes to prevent dehydration. Ewes can be vaccinated six to eight\u00a0 weeks before birth to protect
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