Enzootic paradontal disease of adult sheep in the bulls-santoft area

Abstract

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This disease was first observed in sheep on a property near Bulls, and has since been found on five other properties in the vicinity. It is an insidious paradontal disease, characterized by a chronic inflammatory process in the periodontal membrane of one or more teeth, resulting in looseness of teeth and in unwillingness to graze and consequent starvation.