An outbreak of Haemophilus agni-Histophilus ovis septicaemia in lambs

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An outbreak of an acute, highly fatal septicaemia caused by Haemophilus agni-Histophilus ovis (H-H) infection occurred in a group of 700 lambs aged 4–5 months. The clinical signs included dullness, disinclination to move, lameness and death within 24 hours. About 74 lambs died in the course of 4–5 weeks. Five dull, fevered lambs were treated with penicillin-streptomycin or oxytetracycline. They survived but developed chronic polyarthritis and were unthrifty.