Small Ruminants Flashcards
Sheep vs Goat: Grazing (grass, succulents)
Sheep
Sheep or Goat: Browsing (twigs, leaves)
Goat
Sheep or Goat: “lying in” newborn behavior
Sheep
Sheep or Goat: “lying out” newborn behavior
Goat
Sheep or goat: snort and stamp on foot and form a group for alarm
Sheep
Sheep or goat: sneeze and form a line when alarmed
Goat
Sheep or goat: tail hangs down
Sheep
Sheep or goat: tail stands up
Goat
Sheep or goat: presence of beard
Goat - in bucks and some does
Sheep or goat: presence of wattles
May be present in goats
Sheep or goat: presence of mane
Sheep - in hair rams
Sheep or goats: distinct philtrum
Sheep
Sheep or goats: fertile poll condition
Sheep (goats are usually sterile)
Age when first set of incisors are full grown (2 total)
1 year
Age when two sets of incisors full grown (4 total)
2 years
Age when 3 sets of incisors fully grown (6 total)
3 years
Age when four set of incisors fully grown (8 total)
4 years old
Ideal body condition score
3 - smooth rounded and slightly prominent verebtrae; loin muscle slightly full
Most common disease of hte urinary tract in goats:
Urolithiasis (do not drink enough water)
Contagious ecthyma is also called….
Orf, Soremouth
T/F: Orf is zoonotic.
True - so wear gloves!
Orf is a ____ virus.
parapox
How many stages of development does orf have?
6
Clinical signs of orf
Crusty proliferative lesions on the lips, nose, and gums
How long until Orf resolves on its own?
3-6 weeks
T/F: Morbidity and mortality are both high in orf.
False, morbidity is high, but mortality is very low!
Atypical orf has lesions that appear on areas of hte skin not normally affected, including:
Claws, around legs, front of face
In malignant orf, lesions extend down the ___ and ____ tracts, followed by _____ lesions and shedding of the hooves.
GI and respriatory; granulomatous
T/F: atypical and malignant manifestations of orf typically result in death.
False - atypical orf will resolve on its own ina few weeks, but malignant orf usually results in death
Prevention of orf
vaccination - vaccine made from scab
Etiology of contagious agalctia
- Mycoplasma agalactia - sheep and goat
- M. mycoides subsp. mycoides LC - goat
- M. carpicolum subsp. carpicolum - mostly goat
Contagious agalctia is spread through ___ and ____.
Milk and occular discharge
Three common clinical signs of contagious agalactia:
Mastitis, arthritis, conjunctivitis (may not see all three)
Classically: abrupt agalactia, with absecessation of mammary gland
Do antibiotics cure contagious agalactia?
No, only mitigate infection
Control method of contagious agalctia:
Milking hygeine, and biosecurity
Etiology of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae
Clinical signs of contagious carpine pleuropneumonia
Pleuropenumonia -> mouth-breathing and salivation - death within a few days
When you see clinical signs of contagious carpine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) including open mouth breathing, but other manifestations as well such as arthritis and mastitis, can we still conclude the infectious organism if M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae?
No! Most likely due to another mycopaslma organism
Etiology of infectious keratoconjunctivitis
Mycoplasma conjunctivae
Tx of infectious keratoconjunctivitis
Tetracycline - preferrably parenteral