Small Ruminants Flashcards
(34 cards)
Which disease causes epididymitis in small ruminants?
Brucellosis
Spider lamb syndrome (Hereditary chondrodysplasia) is commonly seen in Hampshire sheep as well as ____________.
Suffolk
Which of the following is NOT highly zoonotic?
Orf
Johne’s disease
Contageous ecthyma
Sore mouth
Johne’s disease
There are many types of Clostridial organisms, ONE of them causes sudden death and diarrhea through two types, C and D and is core for small ruminants.
This is Clostridium________________
perfringes
Several of your young sheep have a flying scapula and are very uncoordinated. You should give them__________________
Vitamin E and Selenium
Which is a protozoal disease in sheep causes abortions and is zoonotic through aborted tissues.
Toxoplasmosis
Transmissible Spongioform Encephalopathy (TSE) in sheep is called ___________.
Scrapie
Which small ruminant disease shows similar clinical signs as Foot and Mouth disease??
Contagious Ecthyma
How do you vaccinate for contagious ecthyma (Orf, soremouth)
Topical/Scrape
Which small ruminant disease can surprise the shearer and turn his/her shears into a source of infection?
Caseous Lymphadenitis
There are many clostridial diseases in ruminants.
Which of the following is most commonly considered for camelids?
perfringes C,D (Dysentery)
You just developed a blister on your finger after vaccinating a bunch of sheep 3 days ago. Which disease could possibly have contracted?
Orf (sore mouth)
Even though the vaccine is NOT RECOMMENDED, Which disease should you worry about if your breeding lamas are also used to guard your sheep flock?
Chlamydia (EAE)
Which disease would be most appropriate to give oral propylene glycol to?
Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis)
Just like in cattle, this bacteria is found in contaminated silage and causes abortions as well as neurologic signs in sheep.
Listeria
Which bacteria if transmitted to humans can cause Undulent fever or Malta fever?
Brucella
When treating foot rot in sheep, you should use a foot bath filled with _____________________.
zinc sulfate
What clinical sign would you most likely see in an alpaca with Choana atresia?
difficult breathing
This equine virus can cause abortions as well as pneumonia in camelids. It may be worth considerations to vaccinate if housed near a horse barn.
Equine Rhinopneumonitis
The white-tailed deer is the normal host for Parelaphostrongylustenuis. If this worm gets into a camelid, it can cause serious _____________________.
Meningistis
One way to help prevent toxoplasmosis in sheep is to:
keep cats off the property
Name the two most common places in the urethra where a urinary calculi can lodge in a make small ruminant.
urethra process
sigmoid flexure
Unlike cattle, there is only one real way to try and prevent pinkeye in sheep.
fly control
When trying to prevent abortions in pregnant ewes, (as well as cattle) what disease is often combined with the Vibriosis vaccine?
lepto
