Beef cattle diseases and small ruminants
No description yet. This curated deck is ready for daily study.
Card preview (12)
Foot rot: treatment
Antibiotics NSAIDS and bandage Footbath: copper and zinc sulfate Remove from wet area
Pinkeye
Agent- moraxella Bovis Corneal ulceration If not treated-eyeball rupture, blindness Spread by flies between cows Tall grass is a cause White faced cattle mainly
Pinkeye-treatment
"Old timer" treatment Throw salt on eye Sprays Antibiotics Steroids-can cause abortion Suture eye closed TLC
Pinkeye Prevention
Fly control Keep pastures short Genetics (avoid white face) Vaccination
Plants affect respiratory system
Perilla Mint (interstitial pneumonia) Inhibit oxygen utilization (Johnsoj grass or Sudan) Affect oxygen transport (pigweed, Jimson weed)
Plants that affect GI system
Cocklebur Solanum spp Amanita Sesbania spp
Plants that affect nervous system
Jimson weed Cannabis sativa
Plants that affect cardiovascular system
Digitalis purpurea Oleander Milkweeds
Plants that affect the kidneys
Oak Pigweed Halogeton
Plant that affects skeletal muscle
Sicklepod
Toxic plants
Cana lily Daffodil bulb Jimson weed Spiny amaranth Foxglove White cherry Dallas grass Japanese yew Lantana Johnson grass after frost Horse nettle Poke weeds
Foot rot
Acute inflammation resulting in lameness due to infection in foot between toes Caused by standing in mud and wet areas BACTERIAL