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MAY  2007  7th  SEMESTER   HOMEWORK 4

1.  Here are two links about nutrition in sheep and goats from the                                     sheepandgoat.com website.

2.  Here are some things you should know about sheep, including how to tip                           one over.  Go to page 19 in the document.

7.  Next visit Cleon's Corner.  What is the cause of floppy kid syndrome?

10.  What is the difference between "ring womb" and "ringworm" in sheep?

11.  Visit sheepandgoat.com again.  Under disease, check out club lamb fungus.                  What is this disease, how prevalent is it now, and is it zoonotic?

12.   What constitutes the bluetongue triangle?

13.  Here is a useful reference on ovine progressive pneumonia. 

14.  Which countries are apparently free of ovine progressive pneumonia?

15.Is the CAE  ELISA test more sensitive than the AGID test?

16.  When buying and bringing in new goats to a farm, what is the                                       recommendation with respect to minimizing parasite resistance?

17.  Here is a link to the FAMACHA anemia chart.  There are other websites.

18.  Take the caseous lymphadenitis quiz here.

19.  Another review of caseous lymphadenitis with a discussion of testing can be found             here.

20.  For a review and discussion of the differential diagnosis of paratuberculosis in             goats check out this website.

21.   Under disease, also check out scrapie.  Check out the Ohio State University website concerning testing for scrapie.  What tests are available or being explored?  There             is also information about scrapie genetics here.

22.  Here is a link to the AASRP.  Here is a link to the FAO textbook on meat                          inspection which has an excellent summary of infectious diseases in animals,                      including sheep and goats.

23.   Further information on enterotoxemia in lambs can be found at this site.

24.   Here is the link to the AASRP.  This website has information about urinary             calculi.  A link to a surgical therapy can be found here.

25.   This link will take you to information about "orf."

    

26.  Coccidiosis in sheep is discussed here.

27.  Meningeal worm is another parasite that may affect sheep and goats.

28.  Hoofcare is discussed on this page.

29.  Coyotes are increasingly found as predators of sheep flocks.  Here is some                 information about coyotes.

30.  There is also some information about guard animals at this website.

31.  Two more neurological diseases are discussed on this page.

32.  Dairy sheep and sheep milk products are becoming more popular in North                 America.   This link will take you to the dairy sheep association.  Be sure to               check out the  virtual tour of a sheep dairy in New York.

33.   Here is a link to Bud Williams ideas about stockmanship and animal                      behavior.  You may need this information for handling your donkey and                   sheep.

3.   There is a powerpoint presentation about life cycle feeding of small ruminants                  on the students apps folder.

4.   This link will take you to an assortment of nutritional deficiency slides.

5.   This link will discuss factors involved with a herd problem of milk fever in sheep.

6.   Here is some more information about copper toxicosis in sheep.

8.   Here you can see a ewe give birth to a lamb.

9.   Here is a link to information about disbudding kids.  Another link is found here.