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Reproductive problems

Reproductive wastage can cause major economic loss. 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, general reproductive problems, phytoestrogens, pizzle rot, prolapses, retained placenta, and ringwomb.

Abortion

[PDF] Abortion - Meat Promotion Wales
Abortion and perinatal loss in sheep and goats - University of Wyoming
Abortion in goats - Merck Veterinary Manual | in sheep
Abortion in ewes - NADIS UK | PDF
[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
[PDF] Flockmaster's Guide to Abortion and Vaccination - Intervet
[WORD] Infectious abortions in small ruminants
Infectious causes of abortion in ewes
[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
[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. Animal Health

Enzootic (Chlamydia sp.)

Chlamydia - GoatWorld
[PDF] Chlamydial infection in aborted and stillborn lambs - J. Vet. Diagn. Invest.
[PDF] Chlamydiosis in goats - IVIS
Control of chlamydial abortion in sheep - Moredun Foundation
Enzootic (Chlamydial) abortion - Organic Vet
Enzootic abortion of ewes - Sheep! Magazine
[PDF] Enzootic abortion of ewes - WHO 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: listeriosis=>

Q fever

Go to Bacterial diseases page: Q fever =>

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
[PDF] Salmonella Abortusovis - Iowa State University

Toxoplasmosis

[PDF] Abortion due to toxoplasmosis in small ruminants - Global Vet
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis: common cause of abortion - Delaware State University
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis in sheep - Net Vet .co.uk
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii
[PDF] Toxoplasma gondii...new aspects of an old story
Toxoplasma infection: vaccination ... - Moredun Foundation
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis - North Dakota State University
Toxoplasmosis - Organic Vet
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis - World Organisation for Animal Health
[PDF] Toxoplasmosis in sheep-the last 20 years - Vet. Parasit.
[PDF] 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)

Cambylobacteriosis - Organic Vet
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 (lambing difficulty) - Navajo Sheep Project
[PDF] Dystocia, datstocia, and everything in between
[PDF] Dystocia (lambing problems) - Iowa State University
[PDF] Dystocia due to abnormal posture, positions, and presentations
[PDF] Early dilation of ewes - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Farm animal obstetrics - University of Alaska
Lambing - Alabama CE | PDF
[PDF] Lambing/Kidding Process: providing assistance - Ethiopia SGPIP
Lambing difficulty - Victoria, Australia
Lambing problems - NADIS UK | PDF
The lambing process - Purdue University class project
Lambing process: Sheep 201
[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

General reproduction problems

[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 ... - 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] Pseudopregnancy in goats - LSU Ag Center
[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  

Mastitis

Go to Mastitis page =>

Milk fever

Go to Metabolic problems page: milk fever =>

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: pregnancy toxemia =>

Prolapses

[PDF] Coping with bearings - Beef + Lamb New Zealand
[PDF] Current management of ovine vaginal prolapse in the UK - UKVet
Prolapses - Onion Creek Ranch
[PDF] Rectal and vaginal prolapse in sheep - West. Vet Conf.
Vaginal and cervical prolapse - Merck Veterinary Manual
Vaginal and uterine prolapse - NADIS UK | PDF
Vaginal prolapse - Organic Vet

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 Virginia University
Ringwomb - Daneke Club Lambs

Vaginal prolapse

 

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Last updated 03-Nov-2012 by Susan Schoenian.