From Reading Mats Flashcards
whole flock/herd is treated based on knowledge of the risk, or parameters that quantify the severity of infection
targeted treatments (TT)
only individual animals within the grazing group
are treated.
targeted selective treatments (TST)
T/F: TST in sheep is easier to measure compared to TT
T
can be used as an effective indicator for TST
weight gain
a successful TST indicator in goats
Milk production
an eye color chart that can indicate anaemia caused by H contortus
FAMACHA system
caused by a loss of the normal energy homeostatic mechanisms during late pregnancy
Ovine pregnancy toxaemia (OPT)
Ovine pregnancy toxaemia (OPT) cases are normally seen in
ewes carrying multiple fetuses
OPT also known as
‘twin lamb disease’
a direct consequence of maternal hypoglycaemia
Ovine pregnancy toxaemia (OPT)
most commonly measured ketone
β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB)
BHB levels in animals showing clinical signs of OPT are
often above 3 mmol/l
OPT subtype: due to a decline in the plane of nutrition during late pregnancy or a temporary period of fasting
Primary pregnancy toxaemia
OPT subtype: seen in underconditioned animals that have undergone a long period of undernutrition
Starvation pregnancy toxaemia
OPT subtype: seen in overconditioned animals (body condition score >3.5, on a 5-point scale). It is thought that excessive intra-abdominal fat limits rumen capacity and thus feed intake
Fat-ewe pregnancy toxaemia
OPT subtype: when OPT develops secondary to concomitant disease in the ewe (eg, dental disease, fasciolosis, chronic wasting diseases)
Secondary pregnancy toxaemia
OPT subtype: the effects of psychological stressors provoke the disease, either through effects on cortisol and insulin (Reid 1960), and/or disruption to feed intake
stress-induced pregnancy toxaemia
CS:
- Hypoaesthetic, hyporesponsive
- Constipation
- Shallow breaths
- Characteristic pose in sternal recumbency with
neck outstretched
Hypocalcaemia
Tx for OPT
oral administration of glucogenic substances, calcium borogluconate, NSAIDs and high-quality, palatable feeds
The best supported method for reducing
plasma BHB levels
Oral propylene glycol and glycerol, two to three times a day
the most widely used method for diagnosing gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection
McMaster technique
Eggs of gastrointestinal nematodes of livestock that are commonly seen in fecal samples (7 answers)
- Strongyle-type egg
- Nematodirus spp. egg
- Strongyloides spp. egg
- Skrjabinema spp. egg
- Trichuris spp egg
- Trichuris spp egg
- Capillaria spp. egg
a sensitive test that allows the quantifcation of 1 EPG of feces;
allows the diagnosis of lungworm larvae (Dictyocaulus
spp.) and trematode eggs (Fasciola hepatica)
FLOTAC
a modifcation of the McMaster technique and has a minimum detection limit of 30–35 EPG of feces
FECPAK
In cattle: a test that is useful in determining which species are driving resistance in a property after a FECRT has shown poor results for a specific product and to understand the epidemiology of the parasites.
Coproculture
a scoring test that should not be used as a selective criterion in the diagnosis of non-hematophagous parasites
FAMACHA
this technique has been proven to be a useful monitoring tool when used in first-season grazing calves at housing to evaluate parasite exposure in the past grazing season
Plasma pepsinogen