Index for Small Ruminant Production Medicine & Management

B
Bacterial vaccines, B900
Bacteroides nodosus, F460
Bagging the band (bagging-out), B488
Balling gun, C60
Banamine, H60
Behavior patterns of sheep and goats, A70
Betadine solution, J68
Biolyte, J75
Biosecurity, B76
Birth defects, F360
Birthing difficulties, C460
Blackleg, F120
Bladder stones, F890
Bleeding, F200
Bloat, C78, F200
Blood (serum) chemistry, D80
Blood system of grading wool, A988
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), D80
Bluetongue, B905, F10, F82
    • Vaccine, G82
Body Condition Scoring (BCS), C85
Border disease (hairy shaker disease), F10, F360
Bo-Se, I 86
Bottle feeding, B532
Bovatec (lasalocid), B620, F126, G86
Breeding soundness exam, B710
British or Bradford system of grading wool, A988
Brucellosis (Brucella ovis), F10, F700
Bucks
   • Male to female ratios, B240, C564
   • Management, B538
   • Nutrition, B580, B580
   • Reproduction, B710
Bute, H95

C
Calcium, B575
   • Cal-Dextro, I 100
   • CMPK, I 120
   • Hypocalcemia, F338
Calculi, F890
California mastitis test (CMT), D100
Campylobacter fetus bacterin vaccine, G102
Campylobacteriosis (vibriosis), B905, F10, F102
Capillary Refill Time (CRT), C100
Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), F105
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), F200
Carotid artery, C275
Caseous D-T vaccine, G108
Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), B905, F108
Cashmere production, A286
Castration, C104
   • All-in-one, C104
   • Burdizzo, C104
   • Elastrator, C104
   • Emasculator, C104
   • Knife, C104
Ceftiofur, H540
Cephapirin, H834, H836
Checking hydration, C115
Chemistry (on blood), D80
Chlamydia, F635
Chlamydia psittaci (Enzootic abortion of ewes), B905, F10
   • Vaccine for, G200
Chlorhexidine, J114
Chlortetracycline, H55
Choke, C78
Closed flock/herd, B76
Clostridial diseases
   • Big head, F120
   • Black disease, F120
   • Blackleg, F120
   • Enterotoxemia, B905, F120, F203
   • Malignant edema, F120
   • Red water disease, F120
   • Tetanus, B905, F120
Clostridium perfringens C&D, F120, F203
   • Toxoid vaccine, G120
CMPK, I 120
Coccidiosis, B620, F126, F156
Collecting a feed sample, B577
Collecting a urine sample, C125
Coliform bacteria, F500
Colostrum, B520
   • Amounts to feed, B520
   • Feeding, B520
   • Heat treating, B520
   • Storing, B520
Complete Blood Count (CBC), D125
Concentrates, B575
Congenital defects, F360
Contagious Ecthyma (orf), B905, F129
   • Vaccine, G618
Conversion Formulas, Index
Corid, G125
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (Caseous lymphadenitis), F108
Copper, B575
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), F10, F670
Creatinine, D80
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), D80
Cross-fostering, B532
Crutching, B502
Cryptorchidism, F360
Cryptosporidium, F156
Culture and Sensitivity, D135

D
Daily nutritional requirements, B580 
Dairy goats, A288
Dectomax, B620, G148
Dehorning, C158
Dehydration, C115, F145
Dermatophilosis, A972
Descenting, C158
Dexamethasone, H148
Diarrhea, F156
   • Causes, F156
   • Treatment, F156
Dipping navels, B76, B240, C156
Disbudding, C158
Disease
   • Preventing the spread of, B76
   • Removing the source of, B76
Dishwashing detergent, F200
Disinfectants, B76, Section J
Distended abdomen, C78, F200
Docking, C166
   • All-in-one, C166
   • Burdizzo, C166
   • Elastrator, C166
   • Emasculator, C166
   • Hot iron, C166
   • Knife, C166
Does
   • Male to female ratio, B240, C564
   • Management, B488, B490
   • Nutrition, B490, B580
   • Reproduction, B710
Dopram-V, I 165
Doramectin, B620, G148
Down (cashmere) production, A286
Drawing blood, C172
Drenching, C174
Drop bands, B488
Drug
   • Labeling, B647
   • Prohibited, B647
Dystocia, C460

E
E. coli, F156
Ectropion, C202
Eimeria, F126
Elastrator, C104, C166
ELISA test, D135
Emasculator, C104, C166
Emergency treatments
   • Allergic reactions, F200
   • Bleeding, F200
   • Bloat, F200
   • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), F200
   • Newborns not breathing, F200
Enterotoxemia, B905, F120, F203
Entropion, C202
Enzabort EAE-Vibrio vaccine, G200
Enzootic abortion of ewes, B905, F10
   • Vaccine, G200
Estrus synchronization, B710
Epinephrine, F200, I 205
Erythromycin, H260
Esophageal feeder (tube feeding), C854
Ewes
   • Male to female ratio, B240, C564
   • Management, B488, B490, B502
   • Nutrition, B490, B580
   • Reproduction, B710
Examination of animals, C634
Extra label, B647
Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), B710
Eyeing out, B502

F
Facilities, B300
Fatty liver syndrome, F650
Fecal flotation, D228
Feeding sheep and goats, B575, B580
Feeds
   • Barley, B575
   • Beans, B575
   • Corn, B575
   • Hay, B575
   • Oats, B575
   • Peas, B575
   • Pellets, B575
   • Sorghum, B575
   • Straw, B575
   • Wheat, B575
Fenbendazole, G232
Fencing, B288
Fever, E228
Fine wool sheep breeds, A90
First aid kit, F200
Flies, B620
Flock/Herd health program, B240
   • Disease prevention, B240
   • Newborn management, B240, B514
   • Nutrition, B240
   • Records, B240
   • Replacements, B240
   • Reproduction, B240
Flocking instinct, A70
Floppy kid syndrome, F238
Florfenicol, H575
Fluid administration
   • Intravenous, F145
   • Oral, F145
   • Subcutaneous, F145
Flukes, B620
Flunixin meglumine (Banamine), H60
Flushing, B580
Footrot, F460
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), F246
Forage analysis, B577
Fractures, F460
Furosemide, I 255
Fusobacterium necrophorum, F460

G
Gallimycin, H260
Gangrenous mastitis, F500
Gestation
   • Nutrition during, B580
Getting started in the sheep industry, A270
Giving injections, C275
Glossary,
   • Veterinary, Section K
   • Wool and fiber, Section K
Glucose, D80
Goats
   • Breeds, A90
   • Cashmere (down) production, A286
   • Dairy production, A288
   • Dry period, A288
   • Meat production, A292
   • Milk production, A288
Grafting, B532
Grass tetany, F290
Grazing management, B288
   • Fencing, B288
   • Salt and minerals, B288
   • Water, B288
Grain overload (acidosis), F288
Grain samples, B577
Grass tetany, F290

H
Hairy shaker disease (border disease), F10, F360
Handling and Facilities, B300
   • Space requirements, B300
Hard udder, F105
Hay samples, B577
Heart rate, C564
Heat lamps, B532
Hives, F200
Hock lock restraint, C104
Hormones, Section I
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), B710
Hydration, C115, F145
Hypocalcemia, F338
Hypomagnesemia, F290

I
Index scores, B710
Indigestion, F358
Inherited defects, F360
   • Cryptorchidism, F360
   • Entropion, C202, F360
   • Jaw defects, F360
   • Rectal prolapse, C900, F360
   • Spider lamb syndrome (SLS), F360
Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA), D135
Injections
   • Intramuscular (IM), C275
   • Intravenous (IV), C275
   • Subcutaneous (SQ), C275
In-Synch, B710, I 495
Intermediate, D135
Introduction to sheep and goats, Section A
Iodine, J68
Ivermectin, B620, G375, G377
Ivomec, B620, G375, G377

J
Jaw defects, F360
Johne’s disease, F406
Jugular vein, C172, C275

K
Kaolin pectin, J420
Ketosis, F650
Ketostix, D890
Kidding, C460
Kidding supplies, B528
Kids
   • Castrating, C104
   • Colostrum, B520
   • Disbudding, C158
   • Finishing, B580
   • How much to feed, B532
   • How to feed, B532
   • Management, B514, B520, B528, B532, B534
   • Nutrition, B575, B580
   • Weaning, B532
Killed virus, B900

L
LA-200 Liquamycin, H618
Lactation
   • Nutrition during, B490, B580
Lamb bars, B532
Lamb coats, B532
Lamb dysentery, F120
Lamb epididymitis, F700
Lamb woolover, B532
Lambing, C460
Lambing supplies, B528
Lambs
   • Castrating, C104
   • Colostrum, B520
   • Docking, C166
   • Finishing, B580
   • How much to feed, B532
   • How to feed, B532
   • Management, B514, B520, B528, B532, B534
   • Nutrition, B575, B580
   • Weaning, B532
Lameness, E460, F45, F105, F460, F618
Lasalocid, B620, F126, G86
Lasix, I 255
Lepto-5 vaccine, G468
Leptospirosis, B905, F10, F468
Levamisole, G845
Listeriosis, F10
Long wool sheep breeds, A90
Lump, E495
Lutalyse, B710, I 495
Lymphocytes, D125

M
Maedi-visna, F618
Magnalax, J500
Magnesium, B575, F290
Magnesium hydroxide, F288, J500
Male to female ratio, B240, C564
Management of ewes and does
   • Identifying and separating pregnant animals, B488
   • Increasing milk production and newborn growth, B490
   • Shearing, B502
Management of lambs and kids, B514
   • Colostrum and nursing, B520
   • Cross-fostering, B532
   • Examination, B534, C634
   • Grafting, B532
   • Lambing and kidding supplies, B528
   • Necropsy, B534
   • Saving and rearing, B532
   • Sick newborns, B534
Management of rams
   • Pre-turnout preparation, B538
   • Use during breeding, B538
Mastitis, F500
   • Causes of, F500
   • Clinical, F500
   • Contagious, F500
   • Environmental, F500
   • Prevention, F500
   • Retroviral, F500
   • Subclinical, F500
Measurements, Index
Meat goats, A292
Meat sheep breeds, A90
Melengestrol Acetate (MGA), B710
Micron system of grading wool, A988
Milk
   • Feeding newborns or orphans, B532
   • Heat treating, B532
   • Increasing production of, B490
   • Replacers, B532
Milk fever, F338
Milking goats, A288
Mineral oil, J515
Minerals, B575
   • Calcium, B575
   • Cobalt, B575
   • Copper, B575
   • Iodine, B575
   • Magnesium, B575
   • Phosphorus, B575
   • Potassium, B575
   • Salt, B288, B575
   • Selenium, B575
   • Sodium, B575
   • Sulfur, B575
Mites, B620
Modified Live Virus (MLV), B900
Mohair production
   • Nutrition for, B580
Monensin, B620, F126, G86
Multistix, D890
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis, F406
Mycoplasma, F500, F635

N
Nasal bots, B620
Naxcel, H540
Necropsy of newborns, B534
Neomycin, H548
Neutrophils, D125
Newborns
   • Castrating, C104
   • Colostrum, B520
   • Cross-fostering, B532
   • Docking, C166
   • Examination of, B534, C634
   • Feeding milk, B532
   • Fostercoat, B532
   • Grafting, B532
   • Helping mothers own their, B532
   • Increasing growth of, B490
   • Lamb coats, B532
   • Lamb woolover, B532
   • Management of, B514
   • Necropsy of, B534
   • Non-nursing, B520
   • Nursing, B520
   • Nutrition, B575, B580
   • Orphans, B532
   • Problems before, during, and after birth, B534
   • Saving & Rearing, B532
   • Sickness, B534
   • Starving, B532
Nolvasan solution (Chlorhexidine), J114
Normal ranges, C564
   • Blood chemistry, D80
   • Complete blood count (CBC), D125
   • Gestation, C564
   • Glucose, D80
   • Heart rate, C564
   • Male to female ratio, C564
   • Respiratory rates, C564
   • Temperature, C564
Nuflor, H575
Nursing, B520
Nutrient analysis of common feeds, B580
Nutrition, B575, B577, B580
   • Anatomy of ruminant stomach, B575
   • Analyzing feedstuffs, B577
   • Basics of, B575
   • Breeding males, B580
   • Collecting feed samples, B577
   • Concentrates, B575
   • Correcting diets, B580
   • Digestible Energy (DE), B575
   • During gestation, B580
   • During lactation, B490, B580
   • During weaning time, B580
   • Energy, B575
   • Evaluation of feeds, B575, B577, B580
   • Feeding replacements, B580
   • Flushing, B580
   • Life-cycle feeding, B580
   • Metabolizable Energy (ME), B575
   • Minerals, B575
   • Net Energy (NE), B575
   • Nutrient analysis of certain feeds, B577, B580
   • Nutritional requirements for goats, B580
   • Nutritional requirements for sheep, B580
   • Pearson square, B580
   • Protein, B575
   • Prior to breeding, B580
   • Roughage, B575
   • Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN), B575
   • Water, B575
Nutritional myodegeneration, F956
Nutritional requirements for goats, B580
Nutritional requirements for sheep, B580

O
Off feed, E590
Omasum, B575
Oral medications, C275
Orf (contagious ecthyma), B905, F129
Organic fiber, milk, or meat production, A270
Orphans, B532
Overeating disease, F120, F203
Over-The-Counter (O-T-C), B647
Ovine ecthyma vaccine, G618
Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP), F618
Oxytetracycline, H618, H812
Oxytocin, I 620

P
pH testing, D630, F288
Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (PI-3), F640
Parasites, B620
   • Common parasites table, B620
   • Control, B620
   • De-worming products, B620
   • De-worming program, B620
   • External, B620
   • Fecal tests, D288
   • Internal, B620
   • Life cycles, B620
   • Table, B620
   • Treatment/Prevention, B620
Passive transfer, B520
Pasteurella, F640
Penicillin G Procaine, H628
PGF2a, B710, I 495
Phenylbutazone, H95
Phosphorus, B575
Physical examination, C634, K634
Pill Forceps, C60
Pinkeye, F635
Pneumonia, E708, F640
Poloxalene, C78, J812
Polyarthritis, F45
Pregnancy
   • Determining when an ewe/doe may give birth, B488
   • Dystocia, C460
   • Handling animals about to give birth, B488
   • Toxemia, F650
Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG), B710
Prescription drugs, B647
Pritchard teats, B532
Probios, J650
Prohibited drugs, B647
Prolapse, C900
   • Harness, C900
   • Loop, C900
Propylene glycol, J652
Prostaglandin (Lutalyse), B710, I 495
Protozoa (coccidia), B620, F126, F156
Pulpy kidney disease, F120, F203
Pulse, C564

Q
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii), F10, F670
Queensland fever, F670

R
Rams
   • Epididymitis, F700
   • Male to female ratio, B240, C564
   • Management, B538
   • Nutrition, B580
   • Reproduction, B710
Range lambing, A270
Rectal prolapse, C900
Red blood cells, D125
Red water disease, F120
Replacements, B240
Reproduction, B240, B710
   • Adjusted 120-day weights, B710
   • Anatomy, B710
   • Artificial insemination, B538
   • Breeding soundness exam, B710
   • Breeding stock selection, B710
   • Combined selection index, B710
   • Estrus synchronization, B710
   • Expected Progeny Difference, B710
   • Female reproduction, B710
   • Glossary, B710
   • Group averages, B710
   • Index scores, B710
   • Male reproduction, B710
   • Male to female ratios, B240, C564
   • Scrotal circumference tape, B710
   • Semen evaluation, B710
   • Serving capacity, B710
   • Visual appraisal scorecard, B710
   • Yearling weight-per-day-of-age, B710
Reproduction management, B710
Resistant, D135
Respiratory distress, E708
Respiratory rates, C564
Retained placenta, C460
Reticulum, B575
Retroviral mastitis, F500
Roundworms, B620
Roughage, B575
Rumen contractions, C888
Ruminant stomach, B575
Rumenocentesis, D630, F288
Rumensin (monensin), B620, F126, G86
Rx drugs, B647

S
Salmonella, F156
Salt, B288, B575
Sacrotuberous ligament, B488
Scours, F156
Scrapie, F746
Scrotal circumference, B710
Selenium, B575, I 86
   • Deficiency, F956
Semen evaluation, B710
Sensitivity, D135
Serology, D135
Serum chemistry, D80
Serving capacity, B710
Shearing, A980, B502
Sheep
   • Breeds, A90
   • Commercial production, A270
   • Flocking instinct, A70
   • History of, A90
   • Industry, A270
   • Keds, A972, B620
   • Lamb feeding, A270
   • Lambing systems, A270
   • Organic production, A270
   • Production systems, A270
   • Psychology, A70
   • Purebred production, A270
   • Range lambing, A270
   • Selecting breeding stock, A270
   • Shearing, A980
   • Shed lambing, A270
   • Wool production, A965, A972, A980, A988
Shed lambing, A270
Show animals
   • Feeding, B580
Sick newborns, B534
Silage samples, B577
Skin tent, C115, F145
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), F145, F288
Soremouth (orf or contagious ecthyma), B905, F129
Space requirements, B300
   • Feeder, B300
   • Lambing/kidding facilities, B300
   • Shelter, B300
   • Water, B300
Spectam (spectinomycin), H778
Spider lamb syndrome (SLS), F360
Staphylococcus aureus, F500
Steroids, Section H
Stethoscope, C880
Stomach tube, C854
Streptococcus agalactiae, F500
Struck, F120
Subcutaneous (SQ), C275
Sulfadimethoxine, H30
Sulmet (sulfamethazine), H795

T
Tapeworms, B620
Temperature
   • Taking a temperature, C800
   • Normal temperature, C564
Terramycin, H812
Tetanus, F120
Therabloat, C78, J812
Ticks, B620
Titers, D135
Today (cephapirin sodium), H834
Tomorrow (cephapirin), H836
Toxoplasmosis, F10
Tramisol, G845
Transfaunation, F358
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), F746
Tube feeding (esophageal feeder), C854
Tylan (Tylosin), H860

U
Urinary stones, F890
Urine
   • Testing, D890
   • Collecting a sample of, C125
Using a stethoscope, C888
Uterine prolapse, C900

V
Vaccines (For specific vaccines see individual trade names)
   • Adjuvant, B900
   • Antitoxins, B900
   • Bacterial, B900
   • Handling, B900
   • Immunity, B900
   • Killed, B900
   • Modified live virus (MLV), B900
   • Toxoids, B900
Vaccination program, B905
Veterinary/Client/Patient/Relationship, B647
Veterinary prescription drugs (Rx), B647
Vibriosis (campylobacteriosis), F10, F102
Virus isolation, D135
Vision 8, G916
Vitamin B, I 915

W
Water
   • Dissolved solids, B575
   • Quality, B575
   • Requirements, B575
   • Salinity, B575
   • Supplies, B575
Weak lamb or kid feeding unit, C854
Weaning, B532
Weight loss, E948
White muscle disease, F956
Wool
   • American or blood system of grading wool, A988
   • Biology, A965
   • Carding, A988
   • Character, A972
   • Characteristics of certain breeds, A988
   • Classing, A988
   • Combing, A988
   • Crutching, B502
   • Defects caused by environment, A972
   • Defects caused by infectious agents, A972
   • Defects caused by poor management, A972
   • Eyeing out, B502
   • Faults, A972
   • Fiber production, A965
   • Finishing, A988
   • Genetic defects, A972
   • Grade, A972
   • Grading, A988
   • Heterotype fibers, A965
   • Inherited defects, A972
   • Keds, A972, B620
   • Kemp, A965
   • Management, A980
   • Manufacturing processes, A988
   • Micron system of grading wool, A988
   • Nutrition for wool production, B580
   • Packaging, A988
   • Primary follicle, A965
   • Quality evaluation, A988
   • Scouring, A988
   • Sebaceous gland, A965
   • Secondary follicle, A965
   • Shearing, A980, B502
   • Skirting, A988
   • Sorting, A988
   • Soundness/strength, A972
   • Spinning, A988
   • Sudoriferous gland, A965
   • Weaving, A988
   • Yield, A972, A988
   • Yolk, A965
Working facilities,
   • Chutes, B300
   • Yards, B300

XYZ
Yearling weight-per-day-of-age, B710