VMP 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Fahrenheit, Colostrum, Clostridium
24 Mar 2020
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Review: 10-35% of those born, the goal is less than 10, causes, exposure, starvation and exhaustion. Management of hypothermia and hypoglycemia: start by taking temperatures, go from there depending on temperature, between 98. 6 and 102. 2 degrees farenheit is good for them. If too low, we can use warming boxes and feed them. Colostrum: essential in lambs and kids. Neonatal diarrhea: very common in neonatals, caused by, bacteria and virus of different kinds, can be treated with antibiotics, prevention, good hygiene and nutrition, vaccination, sanitation, adequate colostrum. Enterotoxemia: aka lamb dysentery, occurs during the 1st. 3 weeks of life: caused by clostridium perfringens c, high mortality, prevention, combination vaccines, sanitation. Tetanus: aka lock jaw, caused by clostridium tetani, rare but extreme, how, after castration, docking, or disbudding (taking off goat horns) Is seen 10-14 days after contracting it from procedures: signs, spasms, stiffness, down, respiratory arrest, treatment is often unsuccessful, prevention, cleanliness, antiserum at docking and disbudding.
