SMALL RUMINANT MEDICINE -- Study Questions4.
1.Probably the most important abomasal parasite of small ruminants is ______.
Clinical signs often include ______, ______, or ______.
2.Coccidiosis usually affects ______animals more severely. The treatment may include ______or ______.
3.In many areas intestinal parasites of small ruminants have developed resistance to anthelmintics. The FAMACHA system was developed to treat animals on an
______basis when they appear to require therapy.
4.Parasitic spinal cord disease in small ruminants is associated with ______.
A differential diagnosis is ______. This parasite is primarily a parasite of ______. Snails may be an intermediary host. Snails may also be intermediary hosts for ______, and ______.
5.The nasal bot of sheep is ______. Clinical signs of infestation include
______, ______, or ______.
6.Clinical signs of the parasite ______may include ______,
______, or ______.
7.______of sheep may be a cause of profuse, watery diarrhea, especially in feedlot lambs. Soiling of the wool can lead to ______.
8.Control of ______in small ruminants is aimed at ______
environmental contamination and ______of susceptible animals through sensible use of drugs and good management practices.
9.A type of tapeworm infestation usually manifested by development of ______in the thorax or abdomen of small ruminants is ______.
10.Two protozoal disease of sheep and goats that have abortion as a clinical sign are ______and ______. The former is associated with cats.
11.A rickettsial disease commonly asymptomatic in domestic animals and transmitted to humans by ticks, where it may be fatal if not treated properly is ______.
A rickettsial disease of ruminants that occurs in the Caribbean as well as Africa is ______. Ticks transmit the disease which is characterized by fever and sudden death with ______in the body cavities.
12.A protozoal disease of ruminants associated with skin lesions is ______.
13.______is a zoonotic disease which is a cause of diarrhea, especially in neonates or animals with immunodeficiencies.
14.In some areas a cause of anemia and icterus in sheep and goats is ______
transmitted by ticks. Differential diagnoses include anthrax, eperythrozoonosis, and
______copper toxicosis.
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