Sheep and Goat Handling
Enterotoxemia is easily cured by large doses of antibiotics.
False
which are harder; black or white hooves?
black hooves
when handling animals, you get close to them and they move away. they move away because you entered their...
flight zone
what is foot bathing sheep? what are 2 things to put in a footbath?
foot bathing is when the hooves of sheep are cleaned to reduce the risk of infection of foot rot. zinc sulfate and copper sulfate can be put in a foot bath.
what condition is worse; foot scald or foot rot?
foot rot
what is another name for hoof/foot trimmers?
foot rot shears
what is the imaginary line at their shoulder that you cross that it will make an animal turn back or move forward?
point of balance
What is an anthelmintic?
wormer
how do worms cause anemia?
worms consume a few drops of blood from the host each day. In large numbers, animals lose large amounts of blood causing anemia.
read medication labels
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what 2 bacteria are needed to produce foot rot?
-Dichelobacter nodosus -fusobacterium necrophorum
what are two bacteria involved concerning enterotoxemia?
-Clostridium Perfringens Type C -Clostridium Perfringens Type D
Article: list 4 symptoms of over-eating disease.
-animals go abruptly off feed and become lethargic -stomach pain; kicking at belly and crying out -diarrhea may develop; blood may be in stool -animals lose ability to stand; head and neck is extended back over their withers
name 2 sulfate products that can be used to dry up and treat foot rot
-copper sulfate -zinc sulfate
name 4 sheep/goat handling pieces of equipment.
-halter -crook -restrainer -tilt table
what are 4 things you can do from a management perspective to reduce the possibility of hoof problems?
-keep hooves trimmed back and free of manure -keep pens cleaned -use lime or drying agent to reduce moisture -quarantine new stocks or animals
Enterotoxemia is also called (2)
-over-eating disease -pulpy kidney
about how many times per year do sheep hooves need to be trimmed?
3-4 times
what is the bacteria that causes tetanus?
Clostridium tetani
what is the 1 bacteria that causes foot scald?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Are the 2 foot bacteria aerobic or anaerobic?
anaerobic
Another name for Tetanus is.
lockjaw
how can we know the approx. lambing/kidding parturition dates?
using a marking harness and marking harness crayon, the breeding date can be determined. Once the gestation length is added, the parturition date can be determined. (sheep= 147 days; goats= 150 days)