Last updated 5 April 2009.

Sheep generally fall ill when hygiene is unsatisfactory.

Factors encouraging disease:

• low physical resistance (angoras, nougats and golden are manifestly much more fragile than black sheep)
• a shelter which is too dirty (an abominable shelter is an extremely fertile ground for disease!)
• the presence of disease vectors (for example having many flies)
• walking without an umbrella in bad weather
• having a pregnant ewe. It is particularly necessary to look after pregnant ewes because they are very fragile.

Here are the most current diseases affecting our dear sheep:

Scale	The wool falls out in lumps, the wool also loses quality
Lice	Caught in the bushes. Quality is decreased by 5
Poisoning	By a red and white mushroom.The moral one goes down. Can cause vomiting, in which case the sheep pen is dirtied, the morale drops and weight is lost.
Cold	Caught during bad weather. Oppose the sheep slightly.
Milk Fever	affects ewes. The milk is undrinkable, the ewe loses her appetite and has a fever.
Diarrhoea	Disease caught when the sheep pen is dirty. The sheep pen is dirtied more quickly, and weight is lost.
Infection of the feet	(the sheep moves much more slowly), has pain in its knees, loses its appetite and is generally unwell.
Worms	slight weight loss and weakness, can infect the other sheep in the sheep-fold!

In the event of catching a cold, poisoning or diarrhoea, it is advised to go to see the veterinary surgeon; these illnesses will not be cured by themselves.

Original French version written by chrys on 26 July 2006.
Translated on 28 December 2006 by barbmac.

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