Infertility in Small Ruminants Flashcards
(17 cards)
Sheep: Brucella Ovis
Epididymitis in rams
Sheep: Toxoplasmosis
Abortions and stillbirths in ewes
Goats: Caseous Lymphadenitis
Abscessation
Goats: Copper Deficiency
Infertility, poor growth, reduced immune function
Pigs: Iron Deficiency
Anemia, poor growth, weak immune function
Pigs: Zinc Deficiency
Poor skin health, growth retardation, reproductive issus
Sheep: Copper Deficiency
Swayback in lambs, anemia, poor wool quality
Sheep: Selenium Deficiency
White muscle disease, poor growth, reproductive failure
Goats: Calcium Deficiency
Rickets, Milk Fever, Weak bones
Goats: Vitamin E Deficiency
Muscle degeneration, reproductive issues, weak immune function
Camelids: Vitamin D Deficiency
Ricks, osteomalacia, weak bones
Camelids: Iodine deficiency
Goiter, reproductive failure, poor growth
What are the 2 common infectious causes of infertility in pigs? What are 3 additional causes?
Most common: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), Leptospirosis
Less: parvovirus, influenza, erysipelas
Transmission: PRRS
Direct contact, fomites, airborne
What are the 2 common infectious causes of infertility in sheep? What are 3 additional causes?
Most common: Brucella ovis, Toxoplasma gondii
Less: campylobacteriosis, chlamydia, border disease virus
What is the most common cause of infertility in goats? How is it transmitted? What are less common causes?
Caprine arthritis encephalitis
= colostrum, milk transmission
Less common: coxiella burnetti (q fever), contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, johne’s disease
What are common causes of infertility in camelids?
Stress
Mycoplasma
Leptospirosis
BVDV
