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Thursday, 24 December 2020 15:55

Keeping scabby mouth at bay

Vaccination usually proves effective in preventing scabby mouth infection, with a single vaccination dose usually given to lambs at docking/tailing time.

Scabby mouth is common and the infection rate in some sheep flocks can be as high as 90%.

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Monday, 25 November 2019 10:45

Scabby mouth a scourge, but treatable

Not a pretty site, but scabby mouth is preventable and treatable.

Scabby mouth is also called contagious ecthyma, or contagious pustular dermatitis.

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