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In one case, a regional veterinary office found a bolus lodged in a cut in the dead lamb’s throat.
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Farmers are advised to be vigilant for clinical signs, which include milk drop, diarrhoea, raised temperature and apparent pregnancy loss.
The Department’s Regional Veterinary Laboratories have noted a jump in cases of the clostridial disease, common in cattle and sheep, referred to them for post mortem.
Blackleg is a common disease among both sheep and cattle, causing acute muscle damage after they consume clostridial spores in the soil, which can prove fatal.
Blackleg is a common disease of cattle worldwide, causing acute muscle damage and usually seen as either sudden death, or death after a short illness.
The information was provided by the Department of Agriculture to the comptroller and auditor general’s office (CAG) for analysis.
