Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases

General
Nutritional Effects on Sheep Health - University of Missouri
Nutritional Diseases of Sheep - Utah State University
Metabolic and Nutritional Disease of Goats - Ontario, Canada
Ruminant Metabolic Disease - Purdue University Lecture Notes
Problems Which Can be Frequently Related to Nutrition - United Caprine News
Raising Rumens - boergoat.com
Pregnancy Disorders (Metabolic) in Transition Ewes (2003) - Ontario, Canada
The Metabolic Diseases of Pregnant Ewes - Moredun Foundation
Prevention of Metabolic Disease in Early Lambing Flocks - NADIS

Acidosis (grain overload, grain poisoning)
Sheep, Grain, and Acidosis - Alberta, Canada
Ruminal Acidosis - Onion Creek Ranch
Acidosis in Goats (2006) - SweetLix Livestock Supplement System
Grain Poisoning of Cattle and Sheep - NSW Australia (2006)

Bloat
Preventing Pasture Bloat in Sheep (1997) - Purdue University
Bloat - New South Wales, Australia (2007)
Manage Grazing to Beat Bloat - Sustainable Farming Connection
Bloat in Goats: Its Recognition and Treatment - boergoats.com
Preventing Bloat on Pasture - University of Minnesota
Bloat - NSW Australia (2007)
Bloat - Alaska Livestock Series
Rumen Motility and Bloat Diagnosis - Kinne's Mini's Pymgy Goats
Bloat in Young Calves and Other Pre-ruminant Livestock (2005) - Merricks

Copper-Related
Copper Toxicity in Sheep (1991) - Salt Institute
Chronic Copper Poisoning in Sheep (1998) - Ontario, Canada
Copper Toxicity in Sheep [LOCAL]
Revisiting copper toxicity in sheep: should you deworm with COWP? [LOCAL]
Think Tank on Chronic Copper Poisoning - British Sheep Dairying Association
What Diseases are Associated with Copper? - Murdoch University
Basic Information On Copper Deficiency In Dairy Goats In Southern California - Serious Goat Stuff
Copper Deficiency and Toxicityin Goats - Onion Creek Ranch
Copper Deficiency in Sheep and Cattle - Western Australia Farmnote (2004)
Copper Deficiency - UC Davis
Goat Health: Copper Deficiency - NSW Australia (2004)
Control of Copper (Cu) Poisoning in Sheep - Ireland
Copper deficiency in Pygmy Goats
Chronic copper poisoning in sheep from Northern Paraná, Brazil: Case Report (2008)

Diarrhea (scours)
Diarrhea (scours) in small ruminants (2006)
Young Ruminant Diarrhea - Univeristy of Georgia Vet Med
E. Coli Scours (watery mouth) - Michigan State University
Diarrhea (Neonatal) - GoatWisdom
Diarrhea - Onion Creek Ranch
Causes of Scouring Amongst Goats - Boer Goat Breeders Association of Australia
Scours in Hand-Reared Animals - New Zealand Lifestyle Block

Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease, Pulpy Kidney)
Enterotoxemia in Lambs and Kids
Vaccinating for Overeating Disease
Enterotoxemia - Pipestone Vet Supply
Overeating Disease - Purdue University (class project)
Enterotoxemia - Maudlin's Boer Goats
Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) of Lambs (2000) - Iowa State University
Enterotoxemia - GoatWorld.com [from National Goat Handbook]
Enterotoxemia Caused by Clostridium perfringens Types B and C - Merck Vet Manual
Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) in Sheep and Goats - Alabama Coop. Extension (2007) | HTML version
Enterotoxemia: the deadly tummy-ache - Navajo Sheep Project

Grass Tetany (Grass staggers, magnesium deficiency)
Grass Tetany - by André Voisin | In Sheep
Grass Tetany: Causes and Prevention (1992) - Salt Institute
Salt Reduces Grass Tetany - Salt Institute
The Role of Magnesium and Sodium in Grass Tetany - Salt Institute
Grass Tetany/Grass Staggers - Tasmania, Australia
How to Reduce the Potential for Grass Tetany - West Virginia University
Grass Tetany in Ruminants - Frequently Asked Questions - Alberta, Canada
Hypomagnesemic Tetany in Adult Cattle and Sheep - Merck Vet Manual

Listeriosis (Circling disease)
Discussion of Listeriosis - Penn State [from National Goat Handbook]
Baled Haylage for Sheep - Ontario, Canada
Access is Key to Protecting Livestock from Spoiled Silage, Hay, and Grain - University of Kentucky
Listeriosis caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes - North Dakota State University
Listeriosis - Purdue University (class project)
Listeriosis - Iowa State University (2005)

Milk Fever (hypocalcemia, parturient paresis)
Milk Fever Strikes [LOCAL]
Milk Fever - Onion Creek Ranch
Hypocalcaemia in Ewes - NADIS Sheep Disease Focus (UK)
Hypocalcaemia - Organic Vet, University of Reading, UK
Hypocalcemia: the Link Between Calcium and Phosphorus in the Diet - by Sue Reith
Differentiating Hypocalcemia from Milk Fever, Pregnancy Toxemia, Parturient Paresis and Ketosis - by Sue Reith
Pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia (2003) - Queensland, Australia
Milk Fever (hypocalcaemia) - Fias Co Farm

Polioencephalomalacia (Polio, PEM, thiamine deficiency, cerebrocortical necrosis)
Polioencaphalomalacia - Purdue University class project
PEM and Molasses: The Real Story - SweetLix
Dirt Eating Lambs - Pipestone Vet Clinic
Polioencephalomalacia - Purdue Animal Diagnostic Lab
[WORD] Sulfur-Induced Polioencephalomalacia - University of Missouri
Polioencephalomalacia (CCN; cerebrocortical necrosis) - NADIS Sheep Disease Focus (UK)
Polioencephalomalacia - Journal of Animal Science
Our Experience with Polioencephalomalacia - U-Say Ranch

Pregnancy Toxemia (Twin lamb/kid disease, lambing paralysis, hypoglycemia, ketosis)
Pregnancy Toxemia (Ketosis) in Ewes and Does - University of Missouri
Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Doe
Pregnancy Disease: A Flock Perspective - Michigan State University
Ketosis: What it is and How it Happens - by Sue Reith
 Ketosis or Pregnancy Toxemia in the Ewe - SweetLix
Ketosis or Pregnancy Toxemia in the Doe - SweetLix
Goat Health: Pregnancy Toxaemia - NSW Australia (2004)
Pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia - Queensland, Australia
Pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia in Ewes - Western Australia Farmnote (2006)
Pregnancy toxaemia and ketosis in goats - Western Australia
Ketosis and Pregnancy Toxemia - Fias Co Farm
Gestational Toxicity in Sheep - GoatConnection
Pregnancy toxemia, ovine ketosis, twin lamb disease, or ewe sleepy sickness - Navajo Sheep Project (2000)

Selenium-Related
Vitamin E and/or Selenium Deficiency - Pipestone Vet Supply
Selenium and Livestock: Metabolism, Toxicity, and Deficiency - Cornell University
Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiency - Organic Vet, University of Reading, UK
Nutritional Myopathy of Calves and Lambs - Merck Veterinary Manual
White Muscle Disease in Sheep and Goats [LOCAL]
White Muscle Disease - Purdue University (class project)
White Muscle Disease - Maudlin's Boer Goats
Vitamin E and Selenium Concentrations in Ewes and Their Lambs: Research Results From One Michigan Flock
Selenium Deficiency in Sheep - NSW, Australia (2007)

Urinary Calculi (calculosis, urolithiasis, water belly)
Urinary Calculi in Wether Lambs /Kids - Texas A&M
Urinary Calculi in Growing Lambs - Ontario, Canada
Urinary Calculi - Pipestone Vet Supply
Urinary Calculi (Water Belly) - Iowa State University
Urinary Calculi in Goats - Onion Creek Ranch
Urinary (calculi) Stones - Fias Co Farm
Urinary Calculi in Sheep and Goats
Urinary Calculi - Bar None Meat Goats
Urinary Stones in Goats - SweetLix Livestock Supplement System
Urinary Calculi - National Pygmy Goat Association

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies (Other)
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies in Goats - Onion Creek Ranch
[/POWERPOINT] Mineral Deficiencies, Fort Lewis College, Colorado
Trace Element Deficiencies in Sheep and Cattle - Western Australia
Goitre and Iodine Deficiency - Tasmania, Australia
Cobalt Deficiency in Lambs - NADIS Sheep Disease Bulletin
Cobalt - Serious Goat Stuff
Cobalt, Selenium and Iodine deficiencies in goats - Boer Goat Breeders Association of Australia

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