lamb disease (exam 3)

Question 1

what percent of lambs die before weaning and what can we do to help?

Answer 1

20%
dip umbilicus for newborn lambs
allow passive immunity to build

Question 2

hypothermia

Answer 2

low body temperature (under 100 degree F)

warm lambs slowly

symptoms: weak, hunched up, shivering

Question 3

scours

Answer 3

diarrhea

typically caused by bacteria

treat with antibiotics

Question 4

goiter

Answer 4

thyroid disorder

iodine deficiency

Question 5

sore mouth

Answer 5

highly contagious viral zoonotic infection

causes scab formation around the mouth, nostrils, eyes, mammary gland, and vulva

no treatment

prevent with vaccination

Question 6

white muscle disease

Answer 6

nutritional muscular dystrophy

selenium deficiency

can occur in skeletal or cardiac muscle

Question 7

enterotoxemia

Answer 7

Clostridium type C and D
triggered by changes in diet

symptoms : off feed, stomach pain, death

treatment: pain relievers, probiotics, antibiotics if severe