Beretning om veterinærvæsenet i Norge for året 1891.

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the Director of the Civil Veterinary Department.
In accordance with § 4 of the Law of the 20th May 1882, concerning
measures to be adopted in respect to malignant contagoius diseases amongst
animals, and the authority given to the Director of the Civil Veterinary Department
by virtue of a Royal Decree of the 31st July 1875, in respect thereto, the
following instructions have been decided upon.
Regulations
to be followed in respect to malignant Foot-rot in Sheep.
Provided one or more animals amongst live stock are attacked by malignant
Foot-rot, which disease is subject to the supervision of the Public Authorities,
a qualified Veterinary Surgeon must be at once called in, or a report thereof
be made to the Police, see Circular from the Department of Justice of 26th February
1887, besides which the regulations are to be carried out in the following
manner.
1. The sick animals must be isolated from the sound ones. If a large portion
of the stock is attacked the sound animals shall be removed to a separate
place, with a solid dry surface and plenty of dry litter, after their feet have
been carefully washed and disinfected with a solution of carbolic acid
(5 per cent), or, provided the Veterinary Surgeon himself can perform the
work, then with a solution of corrosive sublimate (2 per thousand), and
after all adhering portions of dung-covered wool have been cut off the
fleeces. If a small portion of the a,nimals are attacked, they shall be
removed to an isolated place. The sheep cot shall be disinfected by removing
the uppermost layer of dung to a depth of 15 centimètres (about
6 1/4 inches). The walls, and all the woodwork, shall be washed with a
solution of Chloride of lime ( 1/2 Kilogramme [1 lb.] to 1 bucket of water).
The floor shall be sprinkled with solution of carbolic acid ( 1/2 litre of
crude carbolic acid to 16 litres of water) and re-covered with a layer of
clean dry litter. After this has been effected the sound animals shall be