[Jacob-list] Unfortunate lambs

[Carl Fosbrink]

TOXOPLASMOSIS  is the name of the disease that is passed to sheep by cat 
feces getting into the grain or hay fed to the sheep.  It is passed on by 
the afterbirth and can also pass to humans coming in contact with the 
afterbirth. Since only one ewe has aborted I don't think this is the 
problem, but if another ewe aborts I would contact a vet immediately to have 
them checked for this. It is not passed through the rams, but all of  the 
ewes could get it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lasell J Bartlett" <lasell at lasell.org>
To: "Johann K" <johanndiedrich at msn.com>; <Jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Unfortunate lambs



>

> On Mar 5, 2011, at 9:40 PM, Johann K wrote:

>

>> The ewe gave no signs that anything was wrong before this  happened.  She 

>> had been active and energetic as usual.  After  aborting she just went 

>> about her usual business eating and  following me around shouting.  I 

>> read that an infection can be a  cause for abortion,

>

>

> A few years back more than half the lambs were stillborn pretty much  at 

> full term. The best I could figure is the hay had become  contaminated 

> from something toxic in the barn cat's feces. I forget  what it's called 

> but similar threat to human pregnancies and why  women are advised to stay 

> away from cat litter and feces during  pregnancy. If the ewes had been 

> exposed earlier in their pregnancies,  they would have miscarried is what 

> I was told.

>

> I don't know why the remarkable difference in size of the twins, but  I've 

> seen twins come out and survive, obviously differently sized.

>

> Sorry for your loss.

>

> Lasell J Bartlett

> lasell at lasell.org

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