Neonate Flashcards
1
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Foetal? Parturient? Neonatal? Yearling?
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2
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Normal losses of neonates
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3
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Why aren’t calves like little cows?
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4
Q
Principles of treatment of calves
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5
Q
Diseases of calves
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6
Q
Flow chart for calf rearing
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7
Q
Calf management and its effect on health
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8
Q
The 3 Q’s of colostrum
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Quickly: first 6-8 hrs
Quality: SG > 1.060 or Brix reading of > 30%
Quantity: 1-4L
9
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Disease in neonatal calves
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* Infection– local and generalized
* diarrhoea
10
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11
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Navel Ill
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12
Q
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Umbilical hernia
13
Q
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Joint ill
14
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15
Q
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Ruptured ulcer (pinkeye) with iris plugs