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Ear infection after tagging.
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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 7156403" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>The wound is, not the tag/ring.</p><p></p><p>We used to get terrible joint-ill that showed itself in lambs a few days after the tail/balls dropped off, leaving a temporary open wound at 2-3 weeks old. Dad always reckoned to spray every ring with purple spray when I was young, which didn’t make any difference, and I never have. Any ring is no longer sterile by the time it breaks the skin, having been pee’d or shat on for weeks.</p><p>The joint-ill affecting them at that stage was soil borne erysiphillis, and only stopped when we started vaccinating them for it. I never see joint-ill at that stage now, but do see the odd one when younger, taken in through a wet navel when lambing indoors.</p><p></p><p>I tag any potential ‘keeper’ lambs at birth. I don’t disinfect tags, but do try to keep them out of the muck, and would very rarely see any infections. </p><p>Tag anything outdoors in the summer, when there are flies around, and infection/festering is too common though. I try to tag slaughter lambs as they are sorted ready to go, so they don’t have time to fester.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 7156403, member: 348"] The wound is, not the tag/ring. We used to get terrible joint-ill that showed itself in lambs a few days after the tail/balls dropped off, leaving a temporary open wound at 2-3 weeks old. Dad always reckoned to spray every ring with purple spray when I was young, which didn’t make any difference, and I never have. Any ring is no longer sterile by the time it breaks the skin, having been pee’d or shat on for weeks. The joint-ill affecting them at that stage was soil borne erysiphillis, and only stopped when we started vaccinating them for it. I never see joint-ill at that stage now, but do see the odd one when younger, taken in through a wet navel when lambing indoors. I tag any potential ‘keeper’ lambs at birth. I don’t disinfect tags, but do try to keep them out of the muck, and would very rarely see any infections. Tag anything outdoors in the summer, when there are flies around, and infection/festering is too common though. I try to tag slaughter lambs as they are sorted ready to go, so they don’t have time to fester. [/QUOTE]
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