Manual of Sheep Diseases covers the whole field of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, and poor production in sheep.

Features:

• Practical, accessible and user-friendly
• Now includes colour pictures of important diseases
• Expanded to give comprehensive coverage of sheep diseases and not just diagnosis

Contents

Introduction

• Special Difficulties of Clinical Diagnosis in the Sheep
• Routine for Clinical Examination
• Further Aids to Diagnosis
• Interpretation of Clinical Signs

Suboptimal Reproductive Performance (SORP)

• Problems During the Mating Period
• Manipulation and Monitoring of Pregnancy
• Special Problems Associated with Manipulation of the Breeding Season or Prolificacy
• Suboptimal Lamb Numbers
• Investigations Required Before Next Season Irrespective of the Cause of this Episode

Abortion

• Causes of Ovine Abortion
• Investigation of an Outbreak
• Guide to Diagnosis

Dystocia and Vagino-Cervical Prolapse

• Increase in Incidence of Dystocia
• Prolapses

Male Infertility

• Routine for the Clinical Examination of a Ram

Periparturient Ewe Losses

• Postmortem Examination

Mastitis, Udder and Teat Lesions

• Nondairy Flocks
• Dairy Sheep Flocks

Perinatal Lamb Losses

• Flock Investigation
• Postmortem Examination
• Guide to Cause of Death
• Dealing with Higher Than Acceptable Perinatal Lamb Losses

Inadequate Growth Rate

• Estimation of Optimum Growth Rate
• Milk Dominated Feed Period
• Transitional Milk to Grass Period
• Grass Nutrition Period to Weaning
• Post-Weaning Growth Retardation (Ill Thrift)

Diarrhoea

• Lambs from Birth to 4 Weeks
• Growing Lambs
• Adult Sheep

Tenesmus

Adult Weight Loss

Mouth Disorders

• Neonatal Lambs
• Growing Lambs
• Adult Sheep
• Mouth Disorders Usually Identified During Investigation of a Flock Problem

Lameness

• Neonatal Lambs
• Young Lambs Over 2 Days of Age
• Growing Lambs
• Adult Sheep
• Individual Lame Sheep
• Lame Sheep, Flock Problem

Changed Behaviour and Neurological Dysfunction

• Routine for Neurological Examination
• Identification of Site of Lesion from Assessment of Neurological Examination
• Common Diseases in Which Neurological Abnormalities Are Seen
• Young Lambs (Milk Dependent)
• Growing Lambs
• Adults
• The Recumbent Ewe

Eye Disorders/Visual Defects

• Neonatal Lambs
• Growing Lambs and Adults

Anaemia

• Young Lambs (<4 Weeks)
• Growing Lambs
• Adults

Jaundice

• Investigation of Jaundice
• Young Lambs
• Growing and Adult Sheep

Abdominal Distension and Abdominal Pain

• Abdominal Distension
• Abdominal Pain

Wool Loss and Skin Lesions

• Neonatal and Very Young Lambs
• Grazing Lambs and Adults

Respiratory Disease

• Antemortem Diagnosis of Respiratory Disease
• Postmortem Diagnosis of Respiratory Disease

Found Dead and Sudden Death

• Sudden Death at any Age
• Common Causes of Sudden Death or Found Dead
• Other Causes of Death

Appendices

1. Postmortem Examination
2. Sample Taking and Sample Sending
3. Nutrition
4. Internal Parasite Control
5. Health Plans and Vaccination Programmes
6. Poisons
7. Zoonoses
8. Anaesthesia and Common Surgical Procedures
9. Possible New Production adn Disease Patterns
10. Standard Reference Values

Index

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