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Sheep And Goat Diseases Flashcards

1
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Enteritoxemia is also called

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Overeating disease

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Enterotoxemia is caused by

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Bacteria Clostridium perfringens type D

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Enterotoxemia is most common in

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Lambs and kids

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Etiology of C. perfringens causing enterotoxemia (how it causes it)

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Bacteria normally found in GI tract, #s kept low Bc of competition from other organisms, certain conditions lead to overgrowth and overproduction of toxins

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Example of a cause of enterotoxemia (causes overgrowth of C. perfringens in GI tract)

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Lambs/ kids eat large amounts of high energy food. Seen in those turned out into new lush fields or overeat grain

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Signs of enterotoxemia

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Incoordination, depression, progresses to seizures or death

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7
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Enterotoxemia treatment

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Antibiotics if caught early enough

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Enterotoxemia prevention

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Keep animals on steady plane of nutrition, avoid overeating of high energy feed, vaccinate (Clostridium d and T vaccine multivalent against enterotoxemia and tetanus)

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Clostridium D and T vaccine vaccinates against

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Enterotoxemia and tetanus

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Pregnancy toxemia is also called

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Twin lamb disease

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Ketosis in sheep and goats is called

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Pregnancy toxemia

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12
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When pregnancy toxemia occurs

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Last 2-4 wks of pregnancy w multiple lambs

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13
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__% of fetal growth is in the last trimester

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80

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14
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What causes pregnancy toxemia

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Ewe not receiving enough energy via feed -> neg energy balance

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Signs of pregnancy toxemia

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Depressed, lethargic, decreased appetite,

Progresses-> unable to rise, unresponsive, possibly fatal

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How to treat pregnancy toxemia

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(Same as ketosis in cattle) IV glucose, propylene glycol, may perform C- section to remove lambs

17
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What is Caseous Lymphadenitis

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Chronic infectious disease of sheep and goats

18
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What causes Caseous Lymphadenitis

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Bacteria: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Enters thro skin opening, travels to lymph nodes

19
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Signs of caseous lymphadenitis

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Large lymph nodes that break open and drain

20
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Caseous lymphadenitis treatment

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No treatment, resistant to Ab

21
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What happens to a sheep or goat w caseous lymphadenitis

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Removed from flock, no treatment

22
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Contagious Ecthyma is also called

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Sore mouth or Orf

23
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Contagious Ecthyma is a ___ disease caused by

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Viral disease caused by pox virus

24
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Is contagious Ecthyma zoonotic?

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Yes, spreads via direct or indirect contact thro break in skin

25
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Signs of contagious Ecthyma

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Sores on lips/muzzle, may occur other areas, raised red lesions that scab over (once falls off animal is immune)

26
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Is contagious Ecthyma fatal?

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Not usually, mostly in lambs, depends on where scab forms

27
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Treatment for contagious Ecthyma

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None, let it run it’s course (then immune)

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How to prevent contagious Ecthyma

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Inspect/quarantine new animals, vaccinate (only vaccinate in farm w known cases )

29
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How contagious Ecthyma vaccine works

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Scrape portion of skin (where we don’t mind scab occurring) spread vaccine on (attenuated virus), causes disease
*only done in farms w known cases

30
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What kind of disease is Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE)

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Infectious viral disease in goats

31
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Encephalitis syndrome (of CAE) is Mostly seen in

Arthritis is seen in

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Encephalitis = kids
Arthritis = adults
32
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Signs of encephalitis syndrome (CAE)

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Acute encephalitis, paresis and ataxia of hind limbs, paralysis, affects brain and spinal cord

33
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Signs of arthritis syndrome (CAE)

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Slow progressive, swollen/ painful joints, progresses-> immobile

34
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How to treat caprine arthritis and encephalitis

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None

35
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Most common cause of arthritis in dairy goats

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CAE

36
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How CAE is spread

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WBCs (colostrum, milk, blood)

37
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The same virus that causes CAE causes what in sheep

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Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) (chronic resp wasting disease)

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