Respiratory Disease In Sheep Flashcards
1
Q
How can you diagnose ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma?
A
Wheel barrow test - surfactant pours out nose
Port mortem - multiple tumours in the lungs
2
Q
What is the causative agent of Maedi Visna and what clinical forms does it have?
A
Lentivirus
Neurological, mastitis, arthritis, pulmonary forms
3
Q
When does infection with Maedi visna usually occur?
A
Through colostrum as a neonate
4
Q
What are the common causative agents of pneumonia in sheep?
A
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
Mannheimia haemolytica
Bibersteinia trehalosi
