Factors involved in middle ear infection (otitis media) in lambs
Macleod, N.S.; Wiener, G.; Barlow, R.M.
Veterinary Record 91(15): 360-361
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 5079245 Document Number: 44780
In an experimental flock of sheep, over a five-year period, otitis media was found in 15 (2.97%) of 505 lambs which died between birth and eight months old and were examined post-mortem. The condition was not found in lambs under two days old. The 10 cases in lambs 3-42 days old represented 10% of those dying at that age. Among factors of breed and management examined, the occurrence of otitis media was particularly associated with bottle feeding, being found in nine of the 32 bottle-fed lambs.