Vaginal prolapse in ewes |
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| Authors: | J.W. McLean M.Agr.Sc. B.V.Sc. Ph.D. J.H. Claxton B.Sc. |
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| Affiliation: | Lincoln College , Christchurch |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Extract The economic importance of vaginal prolapse in ewes depends not only on the incidence, which has been shown to vary from farm to farm, district to district, year to year (Edgar, 1952 Edgar, D. G. 1952. Vet. Rec., 64: 852–852. [Google Scholar]; McLean, 1957 McLean, J. W. 1957. N.Z. vet. J., 5: 93–93. [Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]), and according to topography (McLean, 1957 McLean, J. W. 1957. N.Z. vet. J., 5: 93–93. [Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]), but also upon the outcome of the disease in losses of ewes and Iambs. It must be appreciated that, although it is becoming more common than hitherto for veterinary assistance to besought, by custom and tradition the great majority of cases are still treated by the farmer himself or his shepherd. The kind of treatment that cases thus receive and the conditions under which treatment is given can perhaps best be described as “rough and ready”. The mortality rates in ewes and lambs to be described in this paper are those associated with this kind of treatment. |
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