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Blackleg is a non-contagious but highly fatal disease, with nearly 100% death loss. Animals found alive can be given high doses of penicillin, but outcomes are poor. It is a peracute infection, meaning it is very severe and of very short duration. It will infect sheep of any age, but it mainly affects from six months to two years of age.
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