CLINICAL MALADIES OF SHEEP WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KASHMIR | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats Sciences | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2010, Page 1-8 PDF (108.77 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsgs.2010.27077 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| D. M. Makhdoomi1, 2 | ||||
| 1Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry Sher-i-kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir, India+ | ||||
| 2Prof. and Head , Teaching Veterinary clinical Services Complex. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The economics of a sheep farm depends on lambing percentage and later on the survival of these lambs that can produce an adult stock for future. It is imperative to curb lamb mortality by various diseases .The mortality of lambs may be expected as their immune system is not well developed as in adults. Various of disease reported causing lamb mortality are diseases of fetus during intrauterine life e.g. prolonged gestation, intra uterine infections, abortion, fetal death with resorption or mummification. Diseases associated with dystocia, causing cerebral anoxia or fetal hypoxemia and their consequence and predisposition to other diseases. Early postnatal diseases like hypoglycemia and hypothermia due to poor mothering and exposure to cold, low vigor in neonates due to malnutrition, delayed postnatal disease like colibacillosis, joint ill, lamb dysentery, septicaemic disease, most of viral enteric infections Non infectious diseases like ) hypothermia, hypoglycemia / starvation, congenital diseases of newborns, chromosomal abnormalities and inheritance viral infections, nutritional deficiency, iodine/vitamin –deficiency. Foot Rot is a problem often overlooked by shepherds and sometimes taken too lightly as a cause of monetary loss and loss of thriftiness in sheep. Once loosed in a flock, foot rot can become a persistent reoccurring nightmare. The shepherd should take notice and act aggressively at the first sign that foot rot may be present in a flock. Foot rot is often in the soil on fair grounds and auction barns and all newly purchased sheep. Meanwhile, sheep back home from fairs or shows should be penned separately and inspected for foot rot. Keep the feet of your sheep trimmed so there are no pockets for the bacteria to thrive. There are numbers of copper and zinc based products on the market to treat against foot rot and scald as well as a vaccine that is fairly effective. | ||||
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