Lec 3 Flashcards
causes of weak lamb/kids (BIP HIP)
Birth injuries
Intrauterine malnutrition
Premature or low birth weight
Hypothermia
makes newborn lamb weak w/ little or no wool
true goiter (thyroid)
causes thymic enlargement
milk goiter
management to prevent lameness
hoof trimming
infectious dx due to moisture accumulation leading to invasion of these pathogens
dx - interdigital dermatitis and footrot
pathogens:
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Arcanobacterium (Corynebacterium)
causative agent of interdigital dermatitis
Bacteroides nodosus
sequel to footrot, wound, and infxn
foot abscess
causes vesicular lesions at the coronet, heel, and interdigital space
orf
other names of orf
contagious pustular dermatitis
contagious ecthyma
scabby mouth
sore mouth
effect of excessive Ca intake causing bone deposition
osteoporosis
multi-systemic dx that causes progressive paresis (leukoencephalomyelitis in kids)
CAE (caprine arthritis encephalomyelitis)
cause of CAE
lentivirus
type of transmission of CAE
vertical (via milk consumption)
most common cause of diarrhea in small ruminants
parasitic gastroenteritis
most important cause of diarrhea in housed kids
coccidiosis
Non-infectious (HIT ANA)
Heat stress
Inhalation pneumonia
Trauma
Airway obstruction
Neoplasia
Allergy
other terms for shipping fever
respiratory dx complex
pasteurellosis
cause of shipping fever
Pasteurella multocida
Pasteurella hemolytica
lungworm of small ruminants
Dictyocaulus filaria
type of hypothermia due to cold environment exposure
primary hypothermia
type of hypothermia due to mismothering, agalactia, or birth injuries
secondary hypothermia
swelling of joints
navel ill or joint ill
________ are more sensitive to moisture than __________
goats
sheep
drugs for parasitic infxn
benzimidazole
levamisole
avermectin
fluke drugs
oxyclozanide
albendazole
closantel
tapeworm drugs
albendazole
febantel
fenbendazole
oxfendazole
praziquantel
cutaneous myiasis
Lucilia
Calliphora
Chrysomia
