Lambing - Lambs Flashcards
What do we check when lambs are first born
ABC
Movement
Meconium staining
Navel
Bonding and moving
How do we check colostrum and how much should the lamb drink
Check udder and feel abdomen
10% body weight first 6 hours
10% next 12 hours
What procedures can we preform when the lamb is above 24 hours old
Tagging
Numbering (paint)
Docking
Castration
What else do we check for and treat
Entropian
Dull lambs
What are the percentages of peri-partum loses
Born dead - 8-10% target is 2-3%
Dying in first 72 hours - 10-12% target is 1-2%
What are common causes of losses
Prepartum - infection, stress, placenta insufficiency, metabolic problems
Parturition - dystocia, congenital abnormalities
What are common post partum losses
Exposure
Failure to move or dry off
Mismothering
Weak lamb
Low birth weight
Hypothermia
How do we treat hypothermia
Warm
Feed
What is the normal temperature of a lamb
39 degrees
What are the orders of actions with hypothermia
Temp 37-39 we dry lamb, stomach tube colostrum return to ewe and monitor
Temp below 37 under 6 hours old we dry lamb, warm up, stomach tube colostrum, return to ewe and monitor
Temp below 37 over 6 hours old we dry lamb, stomach tube colostrum, warm up, return to ewe and monitor
Temp below 37 over 6 hours and unable to hold head we dry lamb, glucose i/p, warm up, feed, return to ewe and monitor
How much glucose do we give
10ml per kg of body weight
20% solution
If 40% dilute 50:50 with boiled water
What are some post partum losses 12-24 hours
Hypoglycaemia
Watery mouth (disease)
What are reasons for hypoglycaemia
Mastitis
Rejection/inexperience
Multiple lambs
Weak lamb
Exposure
Congenital abnormalities
What is watery mouth
E.coli endotoxaemia
Oral infection
Predisposing factor
Poor hygiene
Inadequate colostrum
Large litter
Early castration
What are clinical signs of watery mouth
Normal at birth
Dull
Absent suck reflex
Salivation
Abomasal distension
GI stasis
Retention of meconium
