What are some common disease of sheep?

Answer by  shebillah (45)

Scrapie is a transmisable disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep. Orf virus is a contagious condition that consists of sores in a goat's mouth. However, worms are the most common ailment for sheep. Stomach worms can cause sleep distress but more notably the Barber Pole Worm can cause widespread death in a flock.

Answer by  worker2958 (36)

Common diseases of sheep are Abortion, Pregnancy disease, Mastitis, Entropion, Polyarthritis, Urinary Calculi, Feedlot Rectal Prolapse, Ewe prolapse, Caseous Lymphadenitis, Footrot, Sore mouth, Scrapie, Pinkeye, Lamb Starvation, Pneumonia, Baby Lamb Scours, Coccidiosis, White Muscle Disease, Enterotoxemia, Neurological Diseases, Bacterial meningitis, Polioencephalomalacia, Listerosis, Rabies, Tetanus, Chlamydia or enzootic abortion, Campylobacter or vibrio, Toxoplasmosis, Uterine prolapse, Vaginal prolapse.

Answer by  ramoskenneth285 (631)

Footrot is one of the common disease of sheep.It cause of bacteria in the soil and in infected feet.Foot scald is also a disease cause of bacteria on long wet spring pasture.Other common diseases of sheep are internal and external parasites,metabolic disease,bearings,mastitis,clostridial disease,mineral deficiencies,scabby mouth,johnes disease,facial eczema,ryegrass stagger, and poison commonly in plants.