Ten Commandments for Raising Healthy Sheep

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November/December 1979
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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External parasites are also a serious sheep problem. (Just think how much harm lice, ticks, mange mites, fleas, and screw-worms can do while they're safely nestled under all that wool.) The bloodsuckers can make your beast seriously anemic... and even cause death. So you should be sure to dip (have the sheep swim single file through an insecticide-filled vat) or spray (with a high-pressure sprayer that can shoot the pesticide in under the wool) your ovine critters on a regular basis. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Some organic "dips" can be found in the Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable by Juliette de Bairacli Levy, a Rodale publication that's available in some bookstores or—for $3.95 plus 95¢ shipping and handling—from Mother's Bookshelf, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739.

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There are also a few sheep-specific diseases that require routine vaccinations. Young lambs, for example, should be treated for exterotoxemia (also known as "overeating disease"). All sheep should be given a tetanus vaccine yearly... and an antitoxin shot when they're undergoing either open-wound tail docking or castration. Plus, you should check with your veterinarian to see what other local ailments—such as vibriosis, bluetongue, or contagious ecthyma—may need to be "nipped" before they can "bud".

IN SUM

Well, that about wraps up what you have to know to raise vigorous wool- and meatmakers... for your own household or for profit. Heed these commandments, and your flock will reward you many times over... because—as I always say—healthy sheep make for happy shepherds.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Two good books on sheep raising are Margaret Bradbury's The Shepherd's Guidebook (Rodale Press, $7.95) and Paula Simmons' Raising Sheep the Modern Way (Garden Way Publishing, $5.95). Both books are available—for the list prices plus 95¢ shipping and handling—from Mother's Bookshelf, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739.

The back issues of MOTHER mentioned by Dr. Kidd may be purchased for $3.00 each plus $1.00 shipping and handling per order from THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS ® , P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739.

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