Index: Sheep
Note: All references are to case numbers
abdominocentesis 175 abortion 130, 139 abscess
cerebral 194
foot 198
lung 167 subcutaneous 119
acidosis 199 adenocarcinoma, small intestine 147
AGID test 116, 185 albumin, serum 149, 220 analgesia
caesarean operation 179 digit amputation 209 pelvic limb 115 uterine prolapse 168 vaginal prolapse 122, 173 anaesthesia 211 anthelmintics 148
Arcanobacterium pyogenes
135
arthritis
hip 213 infectious 141, 165, 200 septic pedal 209
see also osteoarthritis; polyarthritis
ataxia, enzootic 128 atresia ani/coli 212
bighead 160 biosecurity 170
birth weights, low 143 blowfly 204 bluetongue 150
body condition score (BCS) 161, 176, 177, 184 poor 177, 192, 214, 220 brain abscess 194 brisket sores 208 Buhner suture 122, 138, 168,
173
3-OH butyrate, serum 161,
187
caesarean operation 122,
179
calcium borogluconate 207 caseous lymphadenitis (CLA)
119, 170 castration 144 caudal block 212 cerebellar abiotrophy 145 cerebrocortical necrosis
(polioencephalomalacia/PE
M) 133 cervical spinal cord tumour
132
cervico-vaginal prolapse 122
Clostridium chauveoi 160
Clostridium perfringens 164 cobalt deficiency 121, 152 coccidiosis 134, 153 colostrum intake 190, 205 contagious pustular dermatitis (CPD) virus 201
copper poisoning 197
copper supplementation 128
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 119, 170
coughing 120
CSF analysis 132, 137, 146, 157, 210, 223
Dandy-Walker malformation 126
developmental abnormalities 126, 145, 212
digit amputation 209
digital dermatitis, contagious ovine 218
dipping 184 dyspnoea 135 dystocia 163, 193
economic considerations
168
elastrator rings 144 elbow joint, osteoarthritis 155
endocarditis, bacterial 118, 188
endotoxaemia (watery mouth disease) 125
energy underfeeding 143, 161, 187
entropion 140
enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE) 130
epididymitis 117
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 141, 165
evisceration, vaginal prolapse 176
faecal worm egg counts 148, 152
feeding
pregnant ewes 124, 143, 161, 187, 188
prior to mating 184 trace elements 121, 128, 152
fibrin adhesions, liver 175 fibrosarcoma, oral 211 flies 127, 166, 204 flock management 184,
204 foot
abscess 198
distal interphalangeal joint infection 203
septic pedal arthritis 209 foot and mouth disease 150 foot rot, virulent 172 forelimb weakness 183 fractures
ribs 206
third metatarsal bone
221
Fusobacterium necrophorum
136
globulin, serum concentration 149, 220
haematology
lamb mortality 161 nephrosis 153 plasma protein 118, 147, 149, 205, 220 head tilt 154 hip arthritis 213 Histophilus seminis 117 hydronephrosis 180, 219 hypoalbuminaemia 149, 220 hypocalcaemia 171, 207
inherited disorders 145 injections, intramuscular
151 interphalangeal joint, distal, infection 203 intestines
adenocarcinoma 147 evisceration through vaginal prolapse 176 introduced sheep 214, 224
Johne’s disease
(paratuberculosis) 149, 220
joint flushing 115 joint infections 115, 141,
165, 178, 186
kangaroo gait 183 keel paint 208 keloid 166 keratoconjunctivitis, infective
(IKC) 215
labour, first stage 182 lambing
housed ewes 182
hygiene 136
veterinary attention 193 lambs
colostrum intake 190, 205 entropion 140
failure to suck 190 fostering 189 low birth weights 143 mortality rates 124, 125, 205
orphan, rearing 196 polyarthritis 178, 186 poor growth 148 rib fractures 206
triplet 124, 191 lameness
lambs 178 long-standing 165 pelvic limb 115 severe 200, 203 laryngeal chondritis 135 lateral collateral ligament,
rupture 155
lice infestation 202
Listeria monocytogenes 217,
223
liver enzymes 197 liver flukes 175 lung abscess 167
maedi-visna virus (MVV)
116, 185 mastitis
gangrenous 225 post-weaning 169 mating period 184, 208 meningitis, severe
suppurative 137 meningoencephalitis
bacterial 159
listerial 217 metatarsal bones, fracture
221 mortality
ewes 158
lambs 124, 125, 205 myiasis 204
non-esterified fatty acids
(NEFA) analysis 161 nematodiriasis 174 nephrosis 153 neurological signs 121 notifiable diseases 150
oedema
facial 160
perineal 114 oral tumour 211 osteoarthritis, elbow joint
155
ovine pregnancy toxaemia (OPT) 187
parasitic gastroenteritis
(PGE) 148, 204, 214 paratuberculosis 149, 220 pasteurellosis 142 pelvic limbs
analgesia 115
knuckling 151
unilateral lameness 185 weakness 146 perineal oedema 114 periodontal disease 177 peripheral vestibular lesions
154
peritonitis 123 peroneal neuropathy 151 photophobia 215 photosensitization 156 pleurisy, chronic fibrinous
167
pneumonia, atypical 120 polioencephalomalacia
(PEM) 133 polyarthritis 178, 186 postmortems 158, 164 prepubic tendon, rupture
163 prevention of diseases 125,
196
protein, serum concentration
118, 147, 149, 205, 220 protein-losing enteropathy
220
ram
brisket sores 208
fertility assessment 162,
222 rectal prolapse 138 rib fractures 206
Salmonella typhimurium
139 sarcocystis
(encephalo)myelitis 146 scrapie 129 scrotal circumference 222 seizures 217 semen analysis 162 septicaemia, meningitis
following 137 sheep scab 181 sheep pulmonary
adenomatosis (SPA) 192,
195
spinal cord compression inflammatory 157 non-traumatic 132,
186
traumatic injury 113 tumour 132
Streptococcus dysgalactiae
178, 186 subcutaneous abscess 119 sucking, failure 190 sudden death, weaned lambs
199 swayback, delayed 128
tail docking 144 teeth, loss 177 testicular atrophy 222 thiamine treatment 133 toe fibroma 172 toxaemia pasturellosis 142 ovine pregnancy 187 trauma
metacarpal fracture 221 rib fractures 206 spinal 113 triplet litters 124, 191 tumours
cervical spinal cord 132 oral 211
small intestine 147
umbilical infection 123, 136 urolithiasis 216, 219 uterus
closure after caesarean 179 prolapse 168
tear 193
vaccinations 120, 131, 142, 149, 184, 201
vaginal prolapse 122, 173, 176
vertebral empyema 210 vestibular lesions, peripheral 154
veterinary flock health plan 213
vision, impaired 215 vulva, oedema 114
watery mouth disease 125 welfare issues 165, 200, 204 white line abscess 198
zoonotic diseases 196, 201