05595nam 22007454a 450 991083080050332120230617035738.01-282-12299-197866121229960-470-69885-30-470-69831-4(CKB)1000000000687734(EBL)428082(OCoLC)476272398(SSID)ssj0000354658(PQKBManifestationID)11233476(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354658(PQKBWorkID)10314044(PQKB)10176022(MiAaPQ)EBC428082(EXLCZ)99100000000068773420031215d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPractical lambing and lamb care[electronic resource] a veterinary guide /Andrew Eales and John Small ; with drawings by David Pollock3rd ed.Oxford, UK Blackwell Pub.c20041 online resource (277 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-1546-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Practical Lambing and Lamb Care; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgements; 1. The newborn lamb; Problems facing the 'perfect' lamb; Constraints on lamb viability; Summary; 2. Lambing the ewe; The normal lambing; Approach to assistance; Specific problems; Resuscitation of the newborn; After an assisted lambing; 3. Problems in lambs; Abscess; Acidosis; Arthritis; Atresia ani; Atypical pneumonia; Bladder stones; Bloat; Blowfly strike (Myiasis); Bone abnormalities; Border disease; Broken leg; Castration (incorrect)Cerebrocortical necrosis (Polioencephalomalacia, CCN)Chilling; Cleft palate; Cobalt deficiency; Coccidiosis; Constipation; Copper deficiency; Copper poisoning; Cripples; Daft lamb disease; Diarrhoea; Enteritis; Entropion; Erysipelothrix infection; Exposure; Eye infections; Eyelid (turned in); Faecal spoiling; Foot and mouth disease; Fractures; Hairy shaker; Hernia; Husk; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Inhalation pneumonia; Iodine deficiency; Jaw defects; Joint defects; Joint ill; Lamb dysentery; Legs (broken); Listeriosis; Liver abscess (Liver necrosis); Lockjaw; Louping-ill; LungwormMuscular dystrophyNavel hernia; Navel ill; Neonatal ataxia; Nephrosis; Open mouth; Orf; Overshot jaw; Paralysis; Parasitic gastroenteritis; Pasteurellosis (Enzootic pneumonia); Photosensitization (Yellowses); Pine (Cobalt deficiency); Poisoning; Premature birth; Pulpy kidney; Rattle belly; Redfoot; Redgut; Ribs (fractured); Rickets; Roundworm infection; Ruminal acidosis; Scad (Scald); Scour; Selenium deficiency; Sheep scab; Slavers (Slavery mouth); Spinal abscess; Starvation; Stiff lamb disease (Muscular dystrophy, White muscle disease); Stones; Strike; Swayback; Tetanus (Lockjaw)Tick-borne feverTick infestation; Tick pyaemia; Trembling; Umbilical hernia; Undershot jaw; Urinary calculi (Stones); Vitamin E deficiency; Watery mouth (Rattle belly, Slavers, Slavery mouth); White muscle disease; Wounds; Yellowses; 4 Problems in ewes; Abdominal hernia (ruptures); Hypocalcaemia (Lambing sickness, Milk fever, Parturient paresis); Hypomagnesaemia (Grass staggers, Lactation tetany); Mastitis (Udderclap); Metritis; Pneumonia; Pregnancy toxaemia (Twin lamb disease); Prolapsed vagina; Prolapsed uterus; 5 Abortion in ewes; Non-infectious abortion; Infectious abortion6 Prevention of problemsPrevention of problems in ewes; Prevention of problems in lambs; Assessment of losses; Ewe body-condition scoring; Vaccination; Vitamin supplementation; Mineral supplementation; Prevention of problems in organic management systems; 7 Techniques for treating newborn lambs; Diagnosis of problems; Feeding the newborn lamb; Administration of drugs; Warming hypothermic lambs; Care of the weak lamb; Artificial rearing; Fostering; Castration; Navel dressing; Ear tagging and electronic identification; Giving an enema; 8 Welfare at lambing; Welfare codesRelevant United Kingdom legislationMillions of lambs and ewes die each year during the lambing season. The reasons behind this high level of perinatal mortality are not easily explained and problems that do arise may be difficult to predict. This fully revised new edition of Practical Lambing and Lamb Care attempts to unravel this complex subject by providing practical guidance and information on all aspects of lambing and lamb care. It covers the major diseases and problems in lambs, from poisoning to foot and mouth disease, and includes chapters on the health of the ewe (including abortion issues), preveLambsSheepParturitionVeterinary obstetricsLambsDiseasesEwesDiseasesSheepDiseasesLambs.SheepParturition.Veterinary obstetrics.LambsDiseases.EwesDiseases.SheepDiseases.636.3089636.308984Eales F. A.1948-902290Small J.1951-902291Macaldowie Colin902292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830800503321Practical lambing and lamb care2016865UNINA