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barbados

Black Headed Persion

border leicester

California Red Face

Cheviot

Columbia

Corriedale

Cotswold

Debouillet

Dorper

Dorset

East Friesian

Finnsheep

Hampshire

Jacob

Karaku

Lincoln

Merino

Polypay

Rambouillet

shropshire

Southdown

suffolk

texel

white faced breed with no hair on face or legs, short wide face with black nose, wide short ears, black hooves, medium grade wool, wool and lamb meat production

Texel

blackfaced and black legs, light, fleeced,

superbly muscular body,

suffolk

gray to mouse brown face and lower legs, good for crossbreeding

southdown

Boer

angora

kiko

pygmy

alpine

lamancha

nubian

toggenburg

oberhasli

a wild goat

spanish

golden guernsey

nigerian dwarf

saanen

muscles lock up when frightened

myotonic

cashmere

viral disease,

inflammation, swelling, and hemorrhage of the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and tongue

spread from animal to animal by biting gnats

kills sheep, mild in goats

bluetongue

affects the lymphatic system, bacterial disease, infectious, abscess forms when lymph nodes cut or ruptured, pus spreads the bacteria

Caseous Lymphadenitis

microscopic, single cell protozoan parasites,

affect both the small and large intestine,

“infected” when they consume sporulated oocysts in feces,

transmits through oral fecal

Coccidiosis

anemia, brittle or fragile bones, loss of hair or wool pigmentation and poor wool growth,

occurs at above 25ppm

occurs if molybdenum levels are low

liver releases into bloodstream

creates jaundice, yellow membrane, bloody urine

Copper Toxicity

difficult births due to abnormal presentation of lamb, unusually large lamb, fat ewe, small pelvic area, and disease

Dystocia

most economically devastating diseases, interaction of anaerobic bacteria in foot and soil,

causes lameness in feet, foul odor,

can be controlled by trimming vaccination, foot bathing, and soaking and culling

zinc sulfate is a treatment

Footrot

affects lambs, bloody infection of small inestine, indigestion

caused by sudden change in feed

antitoxin treatment

vaccination of ewe before lambing

enterotoxemia type c

caused by sudden change in feed causing organism to proliferate

caused by eating high concentrate rations, lambs nurse heavy milking dams,

affects lambs

causes sudden death or chronic

vaccination before ewe lambs

enterotoxemia type D (overeating disease)

affects strong lambs

sudden death, listlessness, recumbency, abdominal pain, and fetid diarrhea

almost 100 mortality rate

enterotoxemia type B (lamb dysentery)

ectoparasite that is reddish brown and have piercing sucking mouthparts, feed on blood,

cause unthriftiness and emaciation

make more susceptible to diseases

controlled by insecticides

treatment after shearing

Sheep Keds

inflammation of the mammary gland

caused by physical injury or stress or bacteria

seen after lambing

can physically change udder swollen and warm

blood supply can stop and udder become blue

subclinical reduce milk supply and create lumps in udder

Mastitis

soil inhabitant, related to docking or castrating, any wound can cause

have stiff gait, “lockjaw”, third eyelid may protrude across eye

convulsions possible

prevented by vaccination

Tetanus

tine protozoan parasites, some zoonotic, infection when oocysts are ingested, lambs, depressed and reluctant to suck with diarrhea, dehydration

cryptosporidiosis (internal parasite)

of greatest concern, barber pole worm and brown worm,

barber pole is blood sucking pierces mucosa, blood and protein loss

anemia, lower eyelid become paler, accumulation of fluid under jaw,

brown worm burrows into lining, digestive symptoms,

stomach worms (internal parasite)

doesnt survive under warm and dry, can survive in cool and damp, scours, weight loss, and sudden death

Nematodirus (internal parasite)

non pathogenic

can cause weight loss, diarrhea, and ill thrift, maybe intestinal blockage and death

affect suckling lambs, visible in feces

tapeworms

larvae passed in feces, travel to respiratory system, symptoms not obvious unless severe

lungworms

bacteria found in soil, feedstuffs, and feces,

caused by feeding of moldy silage or spoiled hay

encephalitis (inflammation in the brain), can cause abortion, depressed and disoriented

listerosis (circling disease)

abortion may occur in last month of pregnancy, can create stillbirths, spread by urine, contaminating pastures, water and feed, zoonotic, bloody urine, fever and death in young,

leptospirosis

common cause of abortions, transmitted from aborting sheep, may cause pneumonia in lambs,

chlamydia

disease affecting the eye, infectious and contagious, can be caused by chlamydia

pinkeye (contagious keratoconjunctivitis)

what are the five nutrients

water, protein, energy (carbohydrates and fats), minerals and vitamins.

types of vitamins and what they are

fat-soluble (A, D, E and K) and water soluble (B complex and C)

what are non essential amino acids

amino acids produced by the body

whole grain oats

what are whole grain oats used for

protein source, often fed whole to sheep

cracked corn

what is cracked corn used for

most commonly used energy source fed to animals. Grain is cracked to increase nutrient digestibility.

molasses

what is molasses used for

increase the palatability of rations and as an energy source,

reduce the dust problem

whole corn

what is whole corn used for

Eliminating processing costs is the main advantage

rolled oats

what are rolled oats used for

improves palatability and digestibility of the grain

beet pulp

what is beet pulp used for?

source of fiber.

fish meal

what is fish meal used for

high level (60%) top quality protein

distillers grain

what is distillers grain used for

source of energy and protein, especially bypass protein for ruminants

alfalfa pellets

what are alfalfa pellets used for

source of protein.

finely ground and thermally dried alfalfa

free from other plant crops, weed and mold

wheat

what is wheat used for

high in protein,

source of energy in the form of carbohydrates,

milo

what is milo used for

has more protein and fat than corn, but is lower in vitamin A, corn substitute

cottonseed hulls

what are cottonseed hulls used for

combines fat for high energy with high protein and very high fiber levels.

barley

what is barley used for

has more protein and important vitamins and minerals,

By-products generated during the brewing and distilling processes

Balling Gun

Simple devices used for oral administration of capsules and boluses to animals.

Blow Dryer

Dry sheep and leg wool.

CIDR/CIDR Applicator

Induces estrous in ewes during seasonal anestrus. Contains 0.3 grams of progesterone in molded silicone.

Comb

Brush leg wool.

Drench Gun

Used for drenching animals with medication or rehydrating livestock that will not drink.

Ear Tagger

Used to identify Sheep

Elastrator & Elastrator Bands

Used for banding tails and testicles.

Feeder

Feed sheep