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SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH
Volume 76, Issue 1-2, Pages 77-82Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.12.019
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sheep; death; lambing; pregnancy toxaemia; hypocalcaemia; obstetrical interference; mastitis; metritis
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Peri-parturient loss of a ewe is of particular financial significance to a farmer. Therefore, veterinary advise before lambing is crucial, in order to avoid such losses altogether. This paper can be used as a brief guide for peri-parturient losses in ewes. The most common causes of losses can be classified as follows; pre-partum: metabolic disorders (mainly pregnancy toxaemia or hypocalcaemia), septicaemia-toxaemia consequent to abortion, clostridial infections; during lambing: obstetrical problems (ringwomb, uterine or vaginal rupture) leading to genital traumas and haemorrhages; immediately post-partum: septicaemia-toxaemia consequent to acute metritis or mastitis, metabolic disorders (mainly hypocalcaemia), clostridial infections. A brief account of some of these conditions is presented. Finally, a guide to diagnosis of the cause of a loss is included. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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