Meat Sheep and Goats Flashcards
_______ is generally more important than _______ for meat sheep and goat disease
management; medicine
one of the most valuable diagnostic and monitoring tools for disease is ______
postmortem
what are 4 potential areas of biosecurity issues for your herd
people, animals, feed, other. (wildlife, guardian animals, etc)
your herd can be divided into what 3 biosecurity sectors
incoming/returning isolation animals
main herd
quarantine/sick/outgoing
how long should new animals be in isolation
minimum 30 days, recommended 60 days
should pregnant and non pregnant animals be kept together? what about animals purchased as bred and rest of your flock?
keep separate
keep separate until lambing or kidding
when should pre breeding exams be performed
30 to 60 days prior to breeding
pre-breeding exams and procedures for teaser rams/bucks should include
vasectomy, epididyectomy, annual evaluation
pre-breeding female evaluations should include what? disease screen for what?
BCS, teeth, udder, feet
caseous lymphadenitis, MV/OPP, ,Johnes, scrapie
which can be performed by producers: cervical AI, laparoscopic AI, embryo transfer
all must be done by vets
can technicians perform pregnancy ultrasounds in Alberta
no, currently restricted to vets
what are benefits of pregnancy determination early in gestation?
sort into feeding groups based on BCSm mfetal count, or management groups
decrease plane of nutrition from flushing
cull open ewe lambs while still valuable
when can ultrasound or pregnancy diagnosis be made
6-12 weeks age
what are some leading causes of death of neonates under 7 days of age
DOA, mismothering, hypothermia, teat abnormalities, Maedi Visna
what should producers be doing with every dead neonate
postmortem
can bottle babies become useful breeding stock
yes–Holsteal breeders have shown that artificial rearing can produce healthy, quality breeding stock
feeding management is essential
if producers don’t want to deal with bottle babies, encourage to sell to someone who does
why don’t all producers work with feed mills to get a medicated creep feed?
often only available in large quantities, so hard to get a deal with a small producer
give some considerations for using Emprolium
Amprolium blocks the uptake of thiamine in coccidia and can be dosed individually or mixed into water to give in case of coccidia outbreak
however once clinical, the damage has been done and they will be poor doers
focus on prevention of coccidia PRIOR TO LAMBING
what are some considerations for using Baycox for coccidiosis
given orally and individually and gives 40 days protection against coccidia
goal is to keep enough coccidia to develop natural exposure and immunity, but not make them sick
what are some options for medicated creep feeds for coccidiosis
Deccox
Bovitec
Rumensin - she doesn’t like, small safety margin between toxic and therapeutic dose
