Lamb Dysentery ✅ Flashcards
Lamb dysentery occurs in a week old animal
T (<3 weeks)
Isolation of the agent from the gut gives aetiologic diagnosis of lamb dysentery
F (normal in gut flora)
Isolation of Cl. perfringens from the gut confirms the diagnosis of lamb dysentery.
F
Lesions of lamb dysentery are generally seen in the large intestine.
F (small intestine)
Lesions of lamb dysentery can be seen in the small intestine
T
Lamb dysentery is caused by Clostridium perfringens B
T
Lambs have to be vaccinated with anatoxin vaccine in order to prevent lamb dysentery
F (ewe vaccinated when pregnant with lamb)
Pregnant ewes have to be vaccinated in order to prevent lamb dysentery
T
Haemorrhagic diarrhoea is a clinical sign of lamb dysentery
T
Lamb dysentery can be seen in lambs around weaning
F (<3 weeks)
Lamb dysentery is found in 3-4-week-old lambs
F
Pathological lesions of Lamb dysentery starts in the colon
F (small intestine)
We can culture the pathogen of Lamb dysentery from the intestines.
T
Lamb dysentery is caused by Clostridium dysenteriae.
F (Cl. perfringens B)
Lamb dysentery can be seen in lambs after weaning
F
There is no vaccine for the prevention of lamb dysentery.
F
Lamb dysentery occurs in 2-6 weeks old lambs
F
For diagnosis of lamb dysentery, the pathogen should be cultured from the intestine.
F (T but not the only thing needed for diagnosis?)
Pathological symptoms of lamb dysentery can be found in the large intestines
F
Lamb dysentery can be prevented by vaccinating pregnant ewes
T
Lamb dysentery can be successfully treated with penicillin when clinical signs appear
F
Lamb dysentery occurs in a week-old animal.
T
Lamb dysentery can be diagnosed by culturing the bacteria
F
Newborn lambs have to be vaccinated in order to prevent lamb dysentery
F
Toxoid vaccines can be used in the prevention of the disease.
T
Infection of lamb by secretion in the milk.
F (teats, environment)
Lamb dysentery occurs in 1-2 weeks old lambs.
T
