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Reproductive problems

Many diseases or conditions can disrupt the reproductive process in sheep and goats. On this page, reproductive problems are organized alphabetically by disease: abortion (including chlamydia, toxoplasmosis, and vibrio), dystocia (difficult births), epididymitis, phytoestrogens, pizzle rot, prolapses, retained placenta, and ringwomb.

[PDF] Common causes of recumbency in pregnant ewes - NADIS UK
Diseases and disorders commonly seen in ewes ... - Montana State University
Freshened doe - Goat Wisdom
Health problems of pregnant and lactating does - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Infectious reproductive diseases of small ruminants - Utah State University
Nutritional causes of reproductive losses - National Goat Handbook
[PDF] Periparturient conditions of ewes and does by Kevin Pelzer
Pregnancy complication - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Reproductive diseases of sheep - Utah State University
Reproductive problems in bucks - Onion Creek Ranch
Reproductive problems of does - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Reproductive problems in rams - University of Nebraska

Abortion

Abortion - Florida Cracker Boer Goats
[PDF] Abortion - Meat Promotion Wales
Abortion and perinatal loss in sheep and goats - University of Wyoming
Abortion in goats - Merck Veterinary Manual | in sheep
[PDF] Abortions in sheep - Iowa State University
Abortions in sheep: causes, control, and prevention - ND State University
[PDF] Caprine abortion: prevention and control - University of Minnesota
[PDF] Causes of caprine abortion: diagnostic assessment ...
Causes of infectious abortions in goats - Alabama CE | PDF
Causes of abortion - GoatWisdom
Infectious abortion in ewes - VetPath
[WORD] Infectious abortions in small ruminants
Infectious causes of abortion in ewes by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] Ovine abortion: an overview - Irish Veterinary Journal
[PDF] Practitioners approach to ovine abortion - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Pregnancy failure: ovine and caprine - University of Guelph
[PDF] Sheep abortion booklet - Intervet UK
[PDF] Sheep abortion: the local picture - Dalehead Vets UK

Akabane

[PPT] Akabane - Iowa State University
[PDF] Akabane disease - Iowa State University
Akabane virus infection - Merck Veterinary Manual

Border disease

Border disease - Merck Veterinary Manual
Border disease - Organic Vet | new page
[PDF] Border disease - Pipestone Vet Clinic

[PDF] Border disease in goats - IVIS
Border disease in sheep - Moredun Foundation
A border disease-like syndrome in a Southern Ontario flock
[PPT] BVD in New Zealand (cattle)
[PDF] Ovidae and capridae border disease - World Org Anim Health

Cache valley virus

[PDF] Bunyaviral diseases of animals - World Org. Animl Health

Enzootic (Chlamydia sp.)

Chlamydia - GoatWorld
Chlamyidial (enzootic) abortion of ewes - NADIS UK
[PDF] Chlamydiosis in goats - IVIS
Control of chlamydial abortion in sheep - Moredun Foundation
Enzootic abortion of ewes - Sheep! Magazine
[PDF] Enzootic abortion of ewes - World Organisation for Animal Health
Protecting your flock against Chlamydial abortion - Moredun Foundation

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis - Bayer HealthCare
[PDF] Leptospirosis - Meat Promotion Wales
[PDF] Leptospirosis - Iowa State University
Leptospirosis - North Dakota State University

[PDF] Leptospirosis in cattle, pigs, sheep ... - Victoria, Australia
[PDF] Leptospirosis in sheep and its diagnosis - Vet World
[PDF] Leptospirosis in sheep in Western Canada
[PDF] Leptospirosis of domestic animals - University of Nebraska

Listeriosis

Go to Bacterial diseases page.

Q fever

Go to Bacterial diseases page.

Rift Valley Fever

Rift valley fever - NABC
[PDF] Rift valley fever - University of Pretoria
[FLYER] Rift valley fever - World Organisation for Animal Health
[PDF] Rift valley fever - Iowa State University
[PDF] Rift Valley Fever symptoms - Texas A&M University

Salmonella

Salmonella abortion - Organic Vet
Salmonella abortion in ewes - NADIS UK
[PDF] Salmonella Abortusovis - Iowa State University

Toxoplasmosis

[PDF] Abortion due to toxoplasmosis in small ruminants - Global Vet
[PDF] caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma abortion in sheep - NADIS UK
[PDF] Toxoplasma gondii...new aspects of an old story
Toxoplasma infection: vaccination ... - Moredun Foundation
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis - North Dakota State University
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis - World Organisation for Animal Health
Toxoplasmosis in sheep - Moredun Foundation
Toxoplasmosis: abortions, weak kids, stillbirths - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis in sheep - West Virginia University
[PDF] Vaccination of sheep against toxoplasma abortion - SciQuest

Vibrio (campylobacteriosis)

Campylobacter abortion in ewes - NADIS UK
Campylobacter and salmonella abortion in sheep - Moredun Found

Campylobacteriosis in ewes - Sheep! Magazine (CO Serum Co)
[PDF] Ovine campylobacteriosis - SCAHLS
Ovine vibriosis - Western Australia

Dystocia (diffcult births)

Assisting the ewe at lambing - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Dystocia, datstocia, and everything in between
[PDF] Dystocia (lambing problems) - Iowa State University
[PDF] Early dilation of ewes - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Farm animal obstetrics - University of Alaska
Lambing - Alabama CE | PDF
Lambing difficulty - Victoria, Australia
[PDF] Lambing problems - NADIS UK
The lambing process - Purdue University class project
Lambing process: Sheep 201 by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] Obstetrics and lambing problems - Utah State University
[PDF] Obstetrics in the sheep barn - British Columbia, Canada
[PDF] Sheep obstetrics by Norm Gates
Solving the mysteries of obstetrics - Kinne's Mini's: Part 1 | 1a | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Epididymitis

Brucella ovis - Western Cape South Africa
[PDF] Epididymitis in range and purebred rams - Utah State University
Epididymitis in sheep - Ontario, Canada
Managing ovine brucellosis to maximise ram fertility - Queensland, Australia
[PDF] Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis) - World Organisation for Animal Health
Ram epididymitis - Colorado Serum Company
Ram epididymitis - Cleon's Corner (Optimal Livestock Services)
[PDF] Ram epididymitis - Navajo Sheep Project
[PDF] Ram epididymitis - South Dakota State University

Mastitis

Go to Mastitis page.

Milk fever

Go to Metabolic problems page.

Phytoestrogens

[PDF] Detection of the effects of phytoestrogens ... J. Anim. Sci.
[PDF] Oestrogens in pasture, hay, and silage - Victoria, Australia
Phytoestrogens: nature's contraceptives - SoyOnline
[PDF] Plant estrogens: effects on flushing/breeding - Newf. & Labr, Canada
Red clover and ewe infertility - Clutha Vets (NZ)
[PDF] Sheep infertility due to pasture legumes - Western Australia

Pizzle or sheath rot

Pizzle rot - Danake Club Lambs
Pizzle rot - Kinne's Mini's
Pizzle rot - Merck Veternary Manual
[Images] Pizze rot - Western Cape South Africa
Pizzle rot in sheep - Ontario, Canada

Pregnancy toxemia

Go to Metabolic problems page.

Prolapses

Prolapses - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Rectal and vaginal prolapse in sheep - West. Vet Conf.
[PDF] Vaginal prolapse - NADIS UK
Vaginal and cervical prolapse - Merck Veterinary Manual
[PDF] Vaginal and uterine prolapse - NADIS UK recently added

Retained placenta

Retained fetal membranes in larger animals - Merck Veterinary Manual
Retained placenta - Drost Project
[PDF] Retained placenta: causes and treatment
[PDF] Retained placentas - West Virginia University
Therapy and prevention of retained feotal membranes in cattle

Ringwomb

[PDF] Occurrence, etiology, and management of ringwomb in ewes - West Virignia University recommended
Ringwomb - Daneke Club Lambs