Unit 2 - Small Ruminant Respiratory + CNS? Flashcards
What type of breeders are sheep and goats?
Seasonally polyestrous - short day breeders
When does breeding of sheep and goats typically start?
In July
When is maximum fertility for sheep and goats approximately?
October
How long is gestation in sheep?
144-151 days
How long is gestation in goats?
150 days
What are the main small ruminant respiratory diseases?
Mannheimia haemolytica Bibersteinia trehalosi Pasteurella multocida Histophilus somni (goats) Mycoplasmas Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Trueperella pyogenes PI3 RSV Adenoviruses Reoviruses
What does Mannheimia haemolytica cause in lambs?
Neonatal lamb septicemia
What lesions will be found at post mortem in lambs with Mannheimia haemolytica infection?
Patchy or consolidated area in the lungs, hemorrhages on serosal surfaces, and areas of necrosis
What is the major predisposing factor to neonatal septicemia?
Poor ventilation
How is neonatal septicemia prevented?
Have good ventilation, bedding/cleanliness/moisture, and shearing ewes
How does shearing ewes aid in prevention of neonatal septicemia?
It reduces the moisture in the barn, makes teats more accessible, and allows for more ewes in lambing areas
How is neonatal septicemia treated?
Naxcel is approved for respiratory infections
Tilmicosin
LA200
What does Mannheimia haemolytica cause in feeder lambs?
Enzootic and sporadic pneumonia
What are the predisposing factors for feeder lamb pneumonia?
Crowding, processing, stress, and dust
What clinical signs are associated with feeder lamb pneumonia?
High fever, variable coughing, and rapid respiration
What will you find on necropsy in Mannheimia haemolytica pneumonia lambs?
Fibrino-hemorrhagic pneumonia, pleuritis, and pericarditis
Anterior and ventral areas in the lungs
How do you prevent respiratory disease in sheep and goats?
Decrease stress, crowding, dust, etc.
Improve air quality
Immunization for some agents
What antibiotics are approved in small ruminants?
Ceftiofur (Naxcel) - sheep and goat respiratory
Tilmicosin - sheep respiratory; kills goats
Procaine Pen-G- Sheep pneumonia
Aureomycin (doesn’t really work) - Campy abortion
Neomycin oral - enteritis in sheep and goats
Terramycin ophthalmic - sheep
What does Bibersteinia trehalosi cause in small ruminants?
Septicemia in feeder lambs
Respiratory disease in goats
What does Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae cause?
A chronic pneumonia/cough
What is M. ovipneumoniae often secondary to or vise-versa?
Mannheimia
What predisposes small ruminants to M. ovipneumoniae?
Poor ventilation
T/F: Persistent coughs can result in rectal prolapses in small ruminants.
True
How do you prevent and control M. ovipneumoniae?
Improve air quality
There is no immunization available
How is M. ovipneumoniae treated?
You can try antimicrobials, but the damage has already been done
What does M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae cause?
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP)
CCPP is a very ______ respiratory disease. Transmission is ______. CCPP is characterized by a severe __________ that is confined to the ______ cavity.
Aggressive
Rapid
Pleuropneumonia
Thoracic
What clinical signs are associated with peracute Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides LC infection in goats?
High fever, opisthotonus, death within 1-3 days, polysynovitis, and CNS signs in young kids
What clinical signs are associated with acute to subacute cases of M. mycoides subsp. mycoides LC in goats?
Polysynovitis and polyserositis
Fibrinous interstitial, broncho-or pleuropneumonia +/- mastitis
What differential should be considered with peractue forms of M. mycoides LC infection?
CAEV
What differential should be considered with acute to subacute forms of M. mycoides LC infection?
CCPP
What clinical disease has C. abortus been associated with in small ruminants?
Respiratory disease, conjunctivitis, and polyarthritis
Abortions as well, but we will get to that later
T/F: Ovine adenovirus causes severe respiratory disease in sheep
False - it produces a mild or inapparent disease in lambs that is most likely to predispose them to an infection with another agent
What does Parainfluenza 3 cause?
Acute respiratory disease in sheep