Module 8 Flashcards
Average temperature of sheep
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102.3 degree Fahrenheit or 39.1 degree Celsius
Average temperature of goat
103.8 degree Fahrenheit or 39.9 degree Celsius
Is taken by finding the artery that runs down the inside of the hind leg
Pulse rate
Feeding a continuous level of this will help protect lambs from enterotoxemia
Chlortetracycline
May Cause permanent lameness in the animals
Foot abscess
Usually affects sheep during extreme wet weather
Foot scald
. It affects lamb mainly 1-5 days of age
Lamb dysentery
Extremely contagious and may affect the majority of the animals in the flicks when outbreak occur
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Foot rot
Is an inflammation of the lung. Sometimes occurs as secondary infection
Pneumonia
Disease that affect the CNS of sheep and goat. Is one of a class of Brain disease called transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
Scrapie
Is a zoonotic disease commonly having blisters
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Sore mouth
Major symptom of vibriosis in sheep
Abortions
Are nutritional problem that may affect sheep, goat as well as cattle
Bloat
White muscle disease
Occurs when the rumen becomes filled with dry or indigestible feed
Impaction
Disease cause by lack calcium in the blood
Milk fever
Caused by lack of vitamin A in the diet. Symptoms include inability to see at night
Night blindness
Affect sheep especially those carrying twin or triplets. Metabolic disorder that usually occurs during last 6 weeks of gestation. During this time fetus are growing rapidly and the ability of the ewe to take in an adequate amount of feed is reduced
Pregnancy toxemia