Sheep & Goat & Camelid QUIZ Flashcards
T/F: More people drink goat milk worldwide than cow milk worldwide.
True
Haemonchus contortus is a major parasitic problem in ruminants. The typical problem associated with infection is?
1. Anemia
2. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
3. Toxemia
4. Rumen acidosis
- Anemia
“Overeating disease” is an enterotoxemia resulting from infection with:
1. Fusobacterium necrophorum
2. Coccidia spp.
3. Clostridium tetani
4. Clostridium perfringens type C & D
- Clostridium perfringens type C & D
Signs of acute rumen acidosis typically appear when rumen pH drops below what level:
a. 7
b. 3
c. 5.5
d. 8
c. 5.5
Signs of pregnancy toxemia in sheep are caused by an increased blood level of:
1. Carbohydrates
2. Ketones
3. Nitrates
4. Copper
- Ketones
Vaccine is available to prevent what disease of sheep that occurs most often following castration and tail docking?
1. Scrapie
2. White Muscle Disease
3. Ovine Progressive Pneumonia
4. Tetanus
- Tetanus
What is transfaunation?
1. The administration of low levels of antibiotics to enhance health
2. Feeding of probiotics
3. The use of oxygenated water to promote healthy bacteria in the gut
4. Transfer of symbiotic rumen microbes from one host to another
- Transfer of symbiotic rumen microbes from one host to another
Health care in sheep and goats starts with prevention. List 4 of the 7 components of a preventative health program in small ruminants:
- Biosecurity
- Proper nutrition
- Protection from predators
- Vaccinations up to date
- Parasite control
- Early detection and treatment
- Culling
When discussing herd biosecurity with a client, list 3 of the 5 methods to ensure no transmission of infectious diseases, parasites, and pests and maintain a biosecure flock/herd?
- Isolate new animals for ~30 days
- Purchase from breeders with good reputations
- Closed herd
- Know the health status of the animals you are purchasing
- Limit showing/exhibiting
Name 2 species of animals sometimes used to guard small ruminants.
- Dogs
- Great Pyrenees - Llamas
- Donkeys
- Cattle
List 2 examples of wasting diseases of sheep and goats.
- OPP - Ovine Progressive Pneumonia
- CAE - Caprine Arthritic Encephalities
- CLA - Caseous Lymphadenitis
- Johne’s
- Scrapie
Your friend invites you to her new 5 acre hobby farm. She plans to keep a few sheep and goats there as companion animals and she is going to buy them from the auction. She asks your advice on how to do a basic assessment of whether her animals are healthy or not. You make her a list of 5 common signs of illness you might see in a small ruminant, NOT including abnormal TPR values.
- BCS low/loss
- Lagging behind herd
- Ears/head down
- Poor wool/hair
- Abnormal gait
T/F: Coccidiosis is a highly contagious disease of young sheep and goats. Your dog may become clinically infected and ill if he ingests infected sheep/goat feces.
False
T/F: Copper toxicity is more common in sheep than goats.
True
T/F: Llamas and Alpacas at petting zoos can transmit cryptosporidium to children and adults.
True
T/F: Female llamas will develop fighting teeth.
False. Males
T/F: Foot rot is highly contagious and is usually brought in by new purchases of animals.
True
