Eales F A, Small J, Gilmour J S, Donachie W, FitzSimons J, Dingwall W S
Vet Rec. 1986 Nov 29;119(22):543-7. doi: 10.1136/vr.119.22.543.
More than 500 cases of watery mouth in newborn lambs were recorded in 11 flocks and a detailed examination was performed in more than 200 cases. The condition occurred predominantly in lambs aged 24 to 48 hours. The incidence in a flock varied from 1 per cent to 24 per cent and the mortality in affected lambs varied from 7 per cent to 83 per cent. A bacteraemia was found in 38 per cent of the affected lambs. There were no consistent abnormalities of clinical biochemistry or haematology. Watery mouth was more common in twins and especially in triplets than in single lambs. In twins the highest incidence of watery mouth was recorded in lambs born to ewes in poor body condition. Antibiotic given orally within 15 minutes of birth greatly reduced the incidence of watery mouth.
在11个羊群中记录了500多例新生羔羊流口水病例，并对200多例进行了详细检查。这种情况主要发生在24至48小时龄的羔羊身上。一个羊群中的发病率从1%到24%不等，受影响羔羊的死亡率从7%到83%不等。在38%的受影响羔羊中发现了菌血症。临床生物化学或血液学没有一致的异常情况。流口水在双胞胎尤其是三胞胎中比单胎羔羊更常见。在双胞胎中，身体状况差的母羊所生羔羊的流口水发病率最高。出生后15分钟内口服抗生素可大大降低流口水的发病率。
