THE ECZEMA SCOURGE
Sir, —Any sheep is liable to get eczema in a season like the present one. I have had a lot of very bad cases and they did not come from the coast. They have all been on the farm for at least 12 months. Stml sheep bred on the farm and taught to eat chaff and hay are practically free from the 'disease. Within a few hours of finding the first case among the cattle I commenced to feed them with hay and have had no further trouble. The cow that took it was fairly bad for a day, but after having nothing to eat but hay she made a very quick recovery and now appears to be quite normal and is milking almost, if not quite, as well as before the attack. As for eczema not being contagious 1 consider that if conditions are favourable it is. Sheep cough and there is a discharge from the eyes and nostrils which I think spreadfi the disease. Rustic.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23021, 26 April 1938, Page 15
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170THE ECZEMA SCOURGE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23021, 26 April 1938, Page 15
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