аЯрЁБс > ўџ 0 2 ўџџџ / џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџьЅС '` №П bjbjLULU . .? .? џџ џџ џџ Є Є Є Є Є Є Є Є И И ` Ж , , , , , п с с с с с с $ h ~ т Є Є Є , , л Ы Ы Ы : Є , Є , п Ы п Ы Ы Є Є Ы , №srк'Э A . Ы Ы 0 0 ` Ы ` o R ` Ы Ы ` Є O | Ы С ` И И И Є \ Є И И И \ И И И Є Є Є Є Є Є џџџџ Ask A Vet: How to Spot Club Lamb Disease Sunday, April 29, 2012 Dear Dr. Weldys, I have been going to sales to help my granddaughter select her lamb toshow in 4-H this year and someone mentioned to watch out for certaindiseases like club lamb disease. What is this and is it contagious? Dear Reader, This is a great question as show season is near. I have a daughter aswell that shows lambs and we are going through this process right now.Club Lamb Disease or Ringworm is a disease of the skin, wool and haircaused by a fungus. The two most common are Trichophyton andMicrosporum. It is very contagious animal to animal but also tohumans. It is important to recognize clinical signs since you arehandling a lot of these animals when selecting that blue ribbon animal. It can cause serious enough lesions on the skin that in some casescause scarring. Signs to look for are: round areas of hair loss;light flaky scabs; weepy or reddened areas; thick crusty areas wherewool pulls out easily; pustules; lesions may be up to 2 inches indiameter; and any areas where hair is growing back may be black incolor. These lesions are difficult to see if the animals are notsheared and still have a lot of wool present. The reason it is called club lamb disease is because it can be spreadwhen preparing your sheep for shows during washing, drying, andshearing. If going to multiple shows, this can occur several times andone is disrupting the natural protection in the lambs skin calledlanolin. Direct contact spreads the disease through handling, brushes, halters, blankets, combs, clippers and pens that may not bedisinfected. Keep in mind that fungi have spores that reside on hairsand can be left behind on those blankets or pens or equipment.Although this is not a disease that is life-threatening, there are afew things that you can do to prevent its spread. The first mostobvious thing to do is disinfect all equipment with a commercialfungicide (cide=kill). Try to not wash and shear the lambs as muchsince nicks in the skin from clipping can disrupt the skin surface andlead to infection. Wear gloves if lesions are found to prevent itsspread to you, the handler. Wash your hands with a detergent afterhandling lambs. Try not to share equipment with other animals duringthe infective stage. Equipment itself can harbor the infection for asmuch as four years. If you find a lesion on your lamb when shearing,remove all wool down to about two inches surrounding the ringworm spotand remove scab by washing with soapy water. Topical and oralfungicide treatments can be more effective now and greatly slow thedisease. Your veterinarian can advise on specific treatments so do nothesitate to call. Also if one is seeing suspicious lesions on your ownskin, contact your physician as well. Being prepared will greatlyimprove the success of your show season. -Dr. Wanda Schmeltz ( ) + 3 9 : ; @ A B C D U V ьиЦьЖІvfЦQЦ@2 hx[Г CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ hZ hZ CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ )h;C hЩaS B*CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ ph h"rт 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph hЩaS 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph hЗ-з 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph h_ 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph h 3ъ 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph hш*ў 6B*OJ QJ ^J ph #hЩaS B*CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ ph &hЗ-з 5B*CJ$ OJ QJ ^J aJ$ ph &hЩaS 5B*CJ$ OJ QJ ^J aJ$ ph ) * + B C D V ) * + 8 s ї ч ї п п к е а а а а а а gdЗ-з gd#% gdЩaS $a$gdЩaS $а0§^а`0§a$gdЩaS $a$gdЩaS § V ( 8 9 > п ф r t ясясясясяа hЗ-з h 3ъ CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ hЗ-з CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ hЗ-з hЗ-з CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ , 1hАа/ Ар=!А"А# $ %А АаАаа @ @ёџ @ ЩaS N o r m a l CJ _HaJ mH sH tH D A@ђџЁ D D e f a u l t P a r a g r a p h F o n t R i@ѓџГ R T a b l e N o r m a l і 4ж l 4ж aі ( k@єџС ( N o L i s t џџџџ ) * + B C D V ) * + 8 s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B C D V Њ 0 0 ЁYЈ 0 0 Ј 0 0 00 Ђ 00 V №8 № @ ё џџ џ ї № № №0 №( № № №B № S № П Ы џ ? № ? K P [ г з ~ ` e Њ Ћ 3 3 3 ( 3 ; @ A D " 4 nj 0ўs iё 0ўs ЯVV 0ўs J?Э" 0ўs {8 0ўs У% ? 0ўs к~