We are considering buying some land that currently has horses on it. WE do
not vaccinate for blackleg . Can anyone tell me how long we should wait
before putting our sheep on the land or if we have to vaccinate for it? They
will also be using the barn that the horses used. Thanks Nancy
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I have had no problems with blackleg and my sheep were with horses.
They also were not vaccinated. I don't remember a case of Blackleg in
Horses...
The only problem I had with horses was in killing a lamb and chasing the
sheep. However my 20 year old gelding is with the sheep all the time.
I do not know what blackleg is so I would say I have
not had a problem with it. My sheep have been able to
run with the hores for the apx 7 years we have had
them. I only do cdt on the sheep I keep since we have
horses, which can get anything, and dogs. We also now
have a baby pig that runs with
Tetanus is caused by the clostridium bacteria. Horses have clostridium
present in their system more than any other ruminant. Any time there is
trauma, the colstridium flares and you have tetanus. We get it in sheep
also, the clostridium bacteria is in the gut. When you have an excess
of
