MORTALITY AMONG SHEEP.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —ln my travels this year as a shearer, I have heard much discussion ameng sheep breeders about the loss of sheep from cuts after being shorn, and which is considered to be due to blood poisoning. Some say it is caused by dirty yards. This may io part be the cause ; but 1 am of opinion that the poison comes from the dip which has been used upon the sheep previous to shearing. When a cut is made, the shears convey the poisonous matter to it; or perhaps some of the dipping fluid may be washed into the cuts by rain after shearing, for certainly the strength of the dip, or a considerable portion of it, lies in the wool. For instance : When washing my trousers after shearing at Mr Morrow's, at Montalto, the smell of the dip was almost as strong as when being prepared for use. I think it would be advisable for sheep farmers to use non-poisonous fluids for clipping if they wish to prevent death from cuts by the shears,—l am, etc., Shearer. Geraldine, Feb. 6.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1465, 9 February 1886, Page 2
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187MORTALITY AMONG SHEEP. Temuka Leader, Issue 1465, 9 February 1886, Page 2
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