MODULE 8 Flashcards
Is a disease of sheep caused by virus.
It’s spread firm sheep to sheep by a small gnat, a tiny biting midge.
Blue tongue
Sheep with this disease lose appetite, become sluggish and have a high fever.
Ear, head , muzzle and lips become swollen
Tissues inside the mouth become red and blue
Vaccine replacement 3 1/2 months
A disease caused by a bacterium.
Result of the convulsion that occur before death.
Enterotoxemia
Ewes should be vaccinated 4 weeks and 2 weeks before lambing.
When practicing early weaning at 40days, vaccinate lambs about 10days before weaning and 10 days after weaning
Feeding a continous low level of – that’ll will help protect lambs form enterotoxemia.
Chlortetracycline
Disease that affect the soft of tissue of the foot
Foot abscess (bumblefoot)
Affect sheep during periods of extremely wet weather.
Foot scald
Threat the sheep with
Footpath solution
Zinc sulfate solution for 7 to 10 days.
Disease caused by the presence of two different bacteria.
Footrot
Around feed mangers may also help in preventing foot rot
Scattering lime
Affects sheep and is caused by bacteria.
Vaccinate ewes 6 and 3 weeks before lambing.
Lamb dysentery
Affect Noth goat and sheep, caused by bacteria or injury to the udder becomes swollen, hard and sore.
Mastitis
Treat antibioticsa
Caused by bacterial infection of the navel.
Antibiotics used for treats
Navel III
Inflammation of the lungs that affects both sheep and goat.
Exposure to cold, damp, draft condition
Pneumonia
Disease that affects the CNS of sheep and goat.
Scrapie
One of a class of brain diseases called
Transmissible spongiform Encephalophaty