Small Ruminant Diseases

Question 1

What is the causative agent of Big Head?

Answer 1

Clostridium

Question 2

What are the clinical signs of Big Head in sheep?

Answer 2

head butting and fighting causes bruising or laceration and edematous swelling

Question 3

What is the causative agent of Black Disease?

Answer 3

Clostridium novyi Type B

Question 4

What can be expected to find upon necropsy of a suspected Black disease patient?

Answer 4

liver necrosis

Question 5

What are the clinical signs of Brucellosis?

Answer 5

abortion (rare), epididymitis (more common)

Question 6

What is the treatment for Brucellosis?

Answer 6

no treatment

Question 7

What are the clinical signs of Caseous Lymphadenitis?

Answer 7

abscesses of liver and lung (internal form) and lymph nodes (external form)

Question 8

What is one of the most common causes of abortions in goats?

Answer 8

Chlamydophilosis

Question 9

What is Chlamydophilosis also called?

Answer 9

Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE)

Question 10

What are the clinical signs of Type A Clostridium Perfringens?

Answer 10

diarrhea in neonates

Question 11

What are the clinical signs of Types B and C Clostridium Perfringens?

Answer 11

lamb dysentery

Question 12

What type of Clostridium Perfringens is most common in goats?

Answer 12

Type C

Question 13

What are the clinical signs of Type D Clostridium Perfringens?

Answer 13

usually affect feed lot lambs, can cause sudden death

Question 14

Who does Joint ill usually occur in?

Answer 14

kids

Question 15

What are the clinical signs of joint ill?

Answer 15

warm, painful, swollen joints, lameness, fever, umbilical cord abscessation, and leukocytosis with left shift

Question 16

What is Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies also called?

Answer 16

Scrapie

Question 17

What is the causative agent of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies?

Answer 17

Prion

Question 18

What is the treatment for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies?

Answer 18

no treatment

Question 19

What is the number one cause of abortion in sheep?

Answer 19

Vibriosis

Question 20

What are the treatments for Vibriosis?

Answer 20

antibiotics and vaccination

Question 21

What is the Bluetongue transmitted by?

Answer 21

Culicoides gnat

Question 22

How is Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE) transmitted?

Answer 22

transmitted from ewe to kid through colostrum but can be spread by contaminated equipment

Question 23

What are the clinical signs of Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE)?

Answer 23

neurologic, arthritic, and mastitis

Question 24

What is the treatment for Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE)?

Answer 24

no treatment

Question 25

What are the clinical signs of Contagious Ecthyma/ORF?

Answer 25

lesions in oral cavity, eyelids, feet, and teats; lameness

Question 26

What is the most common ocular disease of lambs?

Answer 26

entropion

Question 27

What is Hereditary Chondrodysplasia also called?

Answer 27

spider lamb syndrome

Question 28

What breeds does Hereditary Chondrodysplasia show in?

Answer 28

Suffolk or Hampshire breeds

Question 29

What is the treatment for Metritis?

Answer 29

prostaglandins and oxytocin