How to prevent and cure lamb from suspended animation

False death of lamb, also known as lamb asphyxia, lamb birth, weak breathing or stop, but there is still a heartbeat, called false death or asphyxiation.

Lamb

(1) the cause of the disease

1. The delivery work was wrong, the delivery was cold at night, there was no one to take care of it, and the lamb was frozen for too long.

two。 When dystocia, the umbilical cord is oppressed, or the sheep fetus stays in the birth canal for a long time, but also because of retrobirth, midwifery is not timely, so that the umbilical cord is oppressed, resulting in circulatory disorders.

3. Ewes have diseases such as anemia or febrile venereal diseases, lack of oxygen in the blood, accumulation of carbon dioxide, stimulation of premature respiratory reflex, so that amniotic fluid is inhaled in the respiratory tract.

(2) symptoms

The lamb lay motionless, eyes closed, tongue drooping, purple mouth color, weak breathing, or even stopped; mucus or amniotic fluid in oral and nasal cavity; auscultation of lungs, wet rales and hypothermia. In severe cases, the whole body is soft, the reflex disappears, and there is still a weak heartbeat.

(3) Prevention

1. In the lambing season, the arrangement should be strict, there are special people on duty at night, timely delivery, careful care of newborn lambs.

two。 In the process of delivery, if the sheep fetus stays in the birth canal for a long time, midwifery should be carried out in time to pull out the fetus.

3. If the ewe is ill, it should be assisted quickly during delivery to prevent delay and asphyxiation.

(4) treatment: different first aid measures should be taken according to the degree of false death of lambs.

Sheep

1. If the lamb is still breathing faintly, immediately lift the hind legs, lift the lamb, gently pat the chest and abdomen, stimulate the respiratory reflex, urge the lamb to drain the mucus and amniotic fluid in the nasal cavity and trachea, and dry the lamb with a clean cloth, then soak it in warm water to expose the head. After a short stay, take out the lamb, quickly rub the lamb with a dry cloth, then wrap the felt or cotton cloth to open the mouth, wrap the tongue with a soft cloth, and pull the tongue outward every few seconds to restore the breathing action of the lamb. After the lamb is resurrected, put it in a warm place and breast-feed it artificially.

two。 If there is no breathing, quickly remove the mucus and amniotic fluid from the oral and nasal cavity, and then perform artificial respiration. At the same time, nikethamide, lobelin or 0.5 ml camphor water were injected. You can also put the lamb in about 37 ℃ of warm water, expose the head, sprinkle a small amount of warm water repeatedly on the lamb's heart, then take it out and rub the whole body with a dry cloth.

3. Inject 2-3 ml of 10% calcium chloride into the umbilical artery. The principle of treatment is that different nerve endings are distributed on the lamb's umbilical vessels and the skin around the umbilical ring, forming a special reflex area, so it can cause the excitation of the respiratory center which is dysfunctional in a short time.