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Sheep and goats suffer from various types of diseases, one of which is PPR disease. This serious disease completely weakens the sheep and goats. But, if you use vaccination and medicine for PPR disease from the beginning, then sheep and goats can be protected. Besides, it can also be prevented.

More than half of the sheep and goats of many farmers and cattle herders often remain sick. It has been found that PPR disease occurs mostly in them. PPR is also known as 'goat epidemic' or 'goat plague'. For this reason, the mortality rate is usually 50 to 80 percent, which can increase up to 100 percent in very serious cases. Today, through this article we will tell you about the diseases occurring in sheep and goats and their prevention.

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You should know that PPR is a viral disease, which is caused by Paramyxovirus. Various other domestic animals and wild animals also get infected with this disease. But, sheep and goats are among the animals most infected by this disease.

What are the signs of this disease in sheep and goats?

Due to this disease, sheep and goats get fever, diarrhea, mouth ulcers, and pneumonia, which even leads to their death. According to a study, there is a loss of ten and a half thousand crore rupees due to PPR disease in the goat rearing sector in India. PPR disease is extremely serious and fatal, especially in lambs, sheep, and goats suffering from malnutrition and parasites. Due to this, the foul smell comes from their mouth and their lips start swelling. The eyes and nose become covered with sticky or putrid discharge. There is a lot of difficulty in opening the eyes and breathing.

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Some animals suffer from severe diarrhea and sometimes even bloody diarrhea. PPR disease can also cause abortion in pregnant sheep and goats. In most cases, sick sheep and goats die within a week of infection.

Treat and control PPR disease in this way

Vaccination of sheep and goats is the only effective way to prevent PPR. Because PPR is a viral disease, there is no specific treatment. However, the death rate can be significantly reduced by using drugs that control bacteria and parasites. Before vaccination, sheep and goats should be given deworming medicine. First of all, healthy goats should be kept in a separate enclosure from infected sheep and goats, so that the disease can be prevented from spreading. After this, treatment of sick goats should be started.

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Antibiotics prescribed by a veterinarian are used to control secondary bacterial infections of the lungs. The wounds near the eyes, nose, and mouth should be cleaned thoroughly with cotton twice a day. Apart from this, sheep and goats get a lot of benefits from washing mouth ulcers with 5% boroglycerin. Only nutritious, clean, soft, moist, and tasty fodder should be given to sick sheep and goats. In case of an outbreak of an epidemic, immediately provide information to the nearby government veterinary hospital through PPR. Dead sheep and goats should be destroyed by burning. Along with this, it is very important to keep the goats' enclosures and utensils clean and pure.

As we all know, the winter season is going on. Farmers should take better care of the crop in the winter season. In this season, farmers should harm the crops at the right time . Whatever be the weather is, farming is not a comfortable task. The farmers of India work hard day and night and grow crops. Growing crops in winter becomes even more difficult. During this time the temperature is low, affecting the  growth of plants. The possibility of drought in winter is also high. Therefore, farmer should take special care of some things while cultivating in winter.

Farmer should take special care of these things

Farmers should choose such crops in winter that can grow easily in low temperatures. Such crops include cabbage, radish, carrots, radish, spinach, wheat, barley, gram, peas, mustard and potatoes etc. Farmers should choose the appropriate seeds for farming in this season. The seeds should be sown in the field only after drying it well. The right time for sowing in winter is very important. Plants do not grow well due to slow sowing . During this time, farmers require more manure and water. Therefore, a proper amount of manure and water should be given.

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Farmers should make proper water arrangements in their fields. In winter, cold winds should be fenced to preserve plants. The right time for cropping  is very important. Not harming crops at the right time can affect their quality. Weeds should be controlled from time to time. Apart from this, farmers should control diseases and pests from time to time.

The suggestions are as follows

• Do deep ploughing in the field so that moisture in the soil remains.
• Add cow dung manure to the field.
• Water the plants from time to time.
• Protect plants from diseases and pests.
• See the right time for harming the  crops.