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what is the BCS range?
what is ideal?
0-5
3
what system needs to be assessed in a buck/ram?
why?
nervous sys.
head butting
small ruminants have a __ __ on their upper incisor area
dental pad
what with the urogenital system is a problem in bucks?
blockage
what will cause a goat to urinate?
holding their nose
what is one foot dz that must be checked for?
foot rot
what are the spp of bacteria that cause foot rot?
DF
dichelobacter nodosus
fusobacterium necrophorum
what are the glands that are near the horn buds?
what do they do?
musk glands
give them a nasty odor
what are the 2 things that goats may have that differentiate them from sheep?
beard and wattles
what might males do to their beard?
mark it with urine
how many lanolin glands to they have?
8
how long is their gestation?
8 mo.
when are sheep cycling through estrous?
aug-dec
when are goats cycling through estrous?
aug-jan
what are the 3 signs of heat?
MVV
mounting
vulvar swelling
vocalizing
what are the 4 ways to detect pregnancy?
NUPB
no return to heat
ultrasound
palpation
ballotment
what route is used to U/S a pregnancy in SR's?
how soon can pregnancy be detected?
trans abdomenal
60d.
when is rectal palpation detection possible?
70d.
when can ballotment be performed?
what is it?
100d
-standing
-pushing on uterus and baby to make it swing and push back
what are the 3 things that should be done to a sheep 2-3 weeks prior to lambing?
CTF
crutching
tagging
facing
crutching-
clip wool from udder and vulva
tagging-
tail head and flank is clipped
facing-
clip off the face of the sheep
what 3 things can happen if facing is not done?
WRA
woolblindness
rejection of the lamb(s)
anorexia
what is enterotoxemia aka?
*what bacteria causes it?
overeating dz
clostridium perfringens
what is consumed that causes overeating dz?
milk/milk replacer
how long does stage 1 take?
what happens?
MRS
1-4 hours
mucus plug is passed
restless
separate from group
how long does stage 2 last?
how many lambs is common?
1-2 hours
1-2
how long does stage 3 last?
what happens?
2-6 hours
delivery of placenta
Author
heather.dundas
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LA1- Small Ruminants (PE, Anatomy).txt
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Updated
2013-10-07T23:16:58Z
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