Show DEADLY DISEASE IS' IS TRANSMISSIBLE TO ALL RANGE ANC Sheep May Be Responsible for Injury to Other StocK The disease known as lip and leg ulceration ulceration ul- ul of sheep which has prevailed In Wyoming Wyoming- and other western states to such an extent as to cause the secretary of agriculture to place a federal quarantine quarantine quarantine tine on sheep from certain counties in Wyoming Is the subject of a p publication just issued by the department nt of ture In this publication Dr A. A D. D Melvin Melvin Melvin Mel- Mel vin chief of the bureau of ot animal industry In In- In dust describes the tho work of the bureau for the suppression of this disease and Dr John R. R Mohler chief of the pathological pathological patho patho- logical division of the bureau describes the nature and cause of the disease and proscribes treatment The investigations of ot the bureau of ot animal an an- bT imal ir 1 Industry r as well as those made by other authorities I l in tills this sa saldo and other h ra countries coun coun- u tries show that lip and leg ulceration is contagious and Is one of the various manifestations of a disease which has been given gl the general designation of and which affects various species of animals Other Animals Are Subject The disease in sheep as found in the western states varies all the way from froma a mild mUd sore mouth month which v often heals without treatment to a serious and virulent virulent viru viru- lent ulceration of the lips and legs and othe of ot the bod body which in aggravated aggravated aggravated aggra aggra- cases is sometimes practically in In- In curable All the various forms of the disease however are due to the same germ which is known as bacillus Many have been inclined to doubt the contagious character of the affection affection af af- known as sore mouth in lambs claiming that the lesions were simply the grass result of coarse injuries forage r caused S and J by similar t eating H causes frosted st-i st But even in cases of this kind Dr Mohler has shown by his investigations that the wounds readily become infected with the germs in regions where the Infection exists ex- ex exIsts exists ex ex- and that mild cases are liable to develop elop into a more serious form Has Wide Range The disease may not only spread among sheep and go from the mild to the virulent virulent viru- viru lent jent form but is also easily communicable ble to pigs calves and other animals Cases are cited where calves have become be become become be- be come infected by being placed in a corral where sheep with lip and leg ulceration have been and also where sheep have haven contracted n the disease I by y being placed on a farm where r necrotic tI st 71 had occurred In hogs The department considers it important t for the welfare of the live stock Industry that the disease should be suppressed and believes that the place to suppress it Is on the range It Is la recommended that all diseased or recently exposed sheep Including even the so called sore mouth lambs be held back bacI and that only those animals which are unquestionably healthy be shipped to market The bureau of ot animal Industry department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture Washington D. D COuld C. C would like to be Informed of the occurrence occurrence occurrence occur occur- rence of lip Up and leg ulceration among sheep and will send to any applicant free on request a copy of the publication circular circular circular cir cir- cular ICO IGO prescribing in detail methods of treatment |