Ovine Respiratory Disease

Question 1

What is the normal HR, RR, T of a sheep

Answer 1

HR: 70-90
RR: 20-30
T: 38.5-40

Question 2

What is the epidemiology of pasteurellosis?

Answer 2

• Housed lambs in the first 2-3 wks
• Pasture in early spring
• Following stressful events

Question 3

What are the CS of pasteurellosis?

Answer 3

Anorexia, pyrexia, dull, oculo-nasal discharge, cough, sudden deaths

Question 4

What is the tx of pasteurellosis

Answer 4

oxytetracycline w NSAID, nursing, isolation

Question 5

How are oral fluids given in sheep

Answer 5

Stomach tube, nasogastric tube

Question 6

What is the maintenance for ivft in sheep

Answer 6

2ml/kg/hr

Question 7

What ivft should be given to a sheep >8% dehydrated?

Answer 7

IV isotonic or 4ml hypertonic saline

Question 8

What is pulmonary adenomatosis and what is it caused by?

Answer 8

Contagious lung tumour of adult sheep

Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV)

Question 9

What are the CS of pulmonary adenomatosis

Answer 9

Early: slight cough, tachyp., nasal discharge
Late: severe weight loss, moist ventral lung, tachyp, dysnoea

Question 10

What is mycoplasma pneumonia (CAP)? what is it caused by?

Answer 10

A chronic soft cough caused by mycoplasma ovipneumoniae - tx not always necessary but oxytetracyclines may be used