Goats/Sheep Flashcards
1
Q
What causes grass tetany
A
Mg deficiency (lower skeletal reserves than Ca)
2
Q
Agent in blue tongue
A
Culicoides sonorensis
3
Q
CS blue tongue- sheep
A
Fever, Vasculitis induced edema, pulmonary edema/respi issues/ mucopurulent nasal d/c, blue, ulcerated tongue, hoof sloughing, muscle necrosis (lameness, heart failure), teratogenic (abortion, still birth, dummy lamb)
4
Q
CS blue tongue cow-
A
cataracts, hydranencephaly, arthrogryposis, trouble conceiving
5
Q
Pathognomonic lesion- blue tongue
A
Subendocardial hemorrhave age base of pulmonary a., pulmonary congestion, SQ edema
6
Q
Blue tongue vax considerations:
A
NOT in pregnant ewes, very few servovars covered
7
Q
Etio- Big Head in sheep
A
Form of malignant edema- clostridium novyi type A
