Sheep and Goat Production: Wool Evaluation and Sheep and Goat Health (Part 5)
Explore “Wool Evaluation and Sheep and Goat Health” in this Sheep and Goat Production lesson. Part 5 of the five-part series brings together the source material and lesson topics. Use the contents links to find a section, read the notes, and consult the complete original teaching slides below.
Lesson topics
- Wool Evaluation
- Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention
- Importance of Sheep and Goat Production
Contents
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- Wool Evaluation
- Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention
- Importance of Sheep and Goat Production
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Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng’ombe: original teaching slides for this study series.
Wool Evaluation
Wool Evaluation Wools are classified based on three main factors: Staple length Other factors can also include: Uniformity
Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention
Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention Enterotoxemia | Clostridium perfringens (bacteria) | Tumors, convulsions, diarrhea, death | Penicillin, fluids, vitamins, cortisone | Vaccinating ewes before lambing Soremouth | Virus (transmittable to humans) | Scabs around mouth, nostrils, eyes | | Vaccines Tetanus | Clostridium tetani (bacteria) | Stiffness in joints, lockjaw | | Vaccinating ewes before lambing
Caseous Lymphadenitis | Bacteria | Internal/external abscesses that contain greenish pus, weight loss, poor milk production | Isolate infected animals, shear infected animals last | Toxoid vaccine Coccidiosis | | Slow growth, morbidity, death in some | | Alleviate stress at weaning/hauling Internal Parasites | Harmonchus contortus (worm) | Anemia, weakness, sudden death, bottle jaw | | Deworming, pasture rotation
Extenal Parasites | Flies, lice, ticks… | Anemia, wool break, twitching, stomping, etc. | | Ivomec or Ectrin, organophosphates Scrapie | Prion protein? (Unclear) | Itching, tremors, gait abnormalities, weight loss, prefer salt to fresh water | none | Avoid contact with infected animals – all replacements should come from a scrapie-free source
Importance of Sheep and Goat Production
Importance of Sheep and Goat Production Provide valuable asset in addressing future food shortages High reproductive rate + ability to utilize otherwise unusable forage sources = valuable Complement to beef cattle: use different proportion of grass, forbes, and browse
Review questions and answers
What are the key points about Wool Evaluation?
Wool Evaluation Wools are classified based on three main factors: Staple length Other factors can also include: Uniformity
What are the key points about Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention?
Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention Enterotoxemia | Clostridium perfringens (bacteria) | Tumors, convulsions, diarrhea, death | Penicillin, fluids, vitamins, cortisone | Vaccinating ewes before lambing Soremouth | Virus (transmittable to humans) | Scabs around mouth, nostrils, eyes | | Vaccines Tetanus | Clostridium tetani (bacteria) |…
What are the key points about Importance of Sheep and Goat Production?
Importance of Sheep and Goat Production Provide valuable asset in addressing future food shortages High reproductive rate + ability to utilize otherwise unusable forage sources = valuable Complement to beef cattle: use different proportion of grass, forbes, and browse
More lessons from this document
- Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng'ombe — Part 1
- Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng'ombe — Part 2
- Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng'ombe — Part 3
- Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng'ombe — Part 4
- Ufugaji wa Kondoo, Mbuzi, Kuku, Nguruwe na Ng'ombe — Part 5
Conclusion
The important points in Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention should be reviewed alongside the definitions, examples and comparisons given above. Continue with the other four articles to cover the rest of the source material.