20. Health Concerns
Sheep and Goats
• Bloat: Serious buildup of gas in digestive
tract. Frothy bloat or dry bloat
• Enterotoxemia: (overeaters disease)
Symptoms: Diarrhea, circling, convulsions
and sudden death. Vaccine available
• Foot rot: Fungus. Lameness usually first
sign. NUMBER 1 problem with sheep
21. • CAE (goats) Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
Virus transmitted through mother’s milk.
No treatment or vaccine
• Pneumonia (especially in sheep) Caused by
several bacteria or viruses. Symptoms – off
feed, fever, death!
22. Tetanus
Caused by organism in soil (Clostridium
tetani)
Grows in absence of 02. Puncture wound
Signs: Stiffness in hind end, unable to
swallow, bloat
80% fatal
23. Mange
• Lice burrowing under skin
• Highly contagious
• Reportable disease, includes quarantine
• High economic losses
24. Scours
• Usually a problem in lambs 1 to 3 weeks of
age – especially if bottle fed.
• Milk irritating to intestines – too much
cause rawness of lining leading to diarrhea
25. Worms
• Big problem with sheep because of grazing
habits.
• Worm with broad spectrum wormer
minimum of twice a year.
