Small Ru B11 Flashcards
cause of rumen flatulence
eating legumes rich in protein
treatment of rumen flatulence
parafin oils
most common at risk for vit e/ selenium
pregnant ewes
result of vit e/ sel deficiency
thin lamb
irregular pulse and ecg
waxy muscles dystrophy in skeletal and heart muscles
cause of white liver disease
deficiency of cobalt inducing vit b12 deficiency
chronic white liver disease
4-6 weeks
distrubed propionate metabolism & propionate accumulation
anaemia, weight loss, decreased albumin, Co & B12
acute white liver disease
inflammation of eyelids & lips, casued by secondary photosensitivity
diseases of thiamine deficiency
opisthotonos
polyencephalomalacia
cerebrocortical necrosis
occurrance of thiamine deficiency
3-4months
cause of thiamine deficiency
increased conentrate in the diet with no transmission time
in winter the thiamine antimetabolite with decreased number of thiamine bacteria in the rumen
symptoms of thiamine deficiency
excited behaviour and stargazing
differential diagnosis of thiamine deficiency
listeriosis
ataxia
scrapie
treatment of thiamine deficiency
0.5-2g/day thiamine
then 0.1-0.5g/day
occurrence of enterotoxemy
suckling lambs
fattening lambs on high conc diet
pregnant and lactating ewes
symptoms of enerotoxemy
pulpy kidneys
toxins in the rumen
result of enterotoxemy
sudden death by c. perfringens
prevention of enterotoxemy
toxoid containting vaccine in pregnant ewes
causes of acute lactic acid toxicity
high concentrate diet with no preliminary feeding
2% increase in ruminal lactate
decreased pH rumen 4-4.2
protozoa die
increased osmotic pressure
death
acute and semitacute forms of lactic acid toxicity
metabolic acidosis
increased lactobaccilli coli and proteus bacteria
yellowish green faeces
anuria
flatulence
acidic breath
treatment of lactic acid toxicity
20-50ml of 5% NaOH intraruminally
decreased inflammation
thiamine supplements
prevention of lactic acid toxicity
preliminary feeding of high concentrate diets
hay/straw prior to grazing
development of urolithiasis
damage of the urinary bladder
urea flows into the abdo cavity causing water belly
death
occurrence of urolithiasis
castrated rams
fattening rams on high conc diet
SiO2 intake by grazing sheep
symptoms of urolithiasis
sedimentation of minerals in urinary tract
painful, slow urination
increased P content of urine
prevention of urolithiasis
decreased P intake
aidifcation of urine
cause of urea toxicosis
feeding of NPN compounds of fattening with no. preliminary feeding
toxic level of urea 0.4g/kg bw
treatment of urea toxicosis
500ml vinegar diluted x10-20 times
glutamate po
iv maleic acid containing glucose
cause of pregnancy toxicosis
insufficient quantity of concentrates in diet
symptoms of pregnancy toxicosis
unstable movements of pregnant ewe
comatose condition before death
necrotomy of pregnancy toxicosis
healthy foetus died before ewes death
yellow liver with rounded eyes
classical milk fever in ewes
Increased Ca demand
surplus of Ca in diet
not typical milk fever
increased P demand
surplus of Pin diet