Eight look at sheep disease

With the adjustment of animal husbandry breed structure, Boer goat breeding has become the first choice for farmers to become rich and well-off. Boer goat is an exotic breed with small quantity and high price. in addition to strengthening feeding and management, the growth activities of Boer goat should be observed frequently to ensure timely treatment and reduce loss in the early stage of illness. Generally through the following aspects of careful observation and comprehensive judgment of whether the disease.

1. Look at the look. The healthy Boer goat is energetic, agile and bright-eyed. The sick sheep are mentally dull, like to lie down, droop their heads, shed tears, and are afraid of light.

2. Look at grazing and grazing. Healthy sheep have a strong appetite and eat quickly. The sick sheep have a bad appetite.

3. Look at the fur. The coat of healthy sheep is shiny and the skin is elastic. The coat of the diseased sheep is rough, the skin is dry and inelastic.

4. Look at the eyes, nose and mouth. The healthy sheep mucous membrane is reddish and the nostrils are clean. The mucous membrane of the diseased sheep is either flushed, pale, yellow, or cyanotic, with nasal juice around the nostrils, smelly mouth and nose, and eye droppings.

5. Look at the temperature. The body temperature of healthy sheep is 38 ℃-40 ℃. A thermometer can be inserted into the anus for measurement. If you do not have a thermometer, you can touch the inside of the sheep's ears, torso or hind legs and check whether the sheep is feverish by the temperature of the skin.

6. Look at the rumination. Healthy sheep ruminate 2-4 times per minute, and palpation is carried out by pressing the left side of the goat with the palm of the hand. The rumen of healthy sheep is soft and elastic. The ruminating times of diseased sheep decreased or stopped, and the rumen became hard or swollen.

7. Look at the feces. The feces of healthy sheep are oval, soft and black. The dry knot of the feces of the diseased sheep is dull, or the feces are sparse, often mixed with mucus, purulent blood, worm eggs, odor, feces fouling the buttocks and tail, and so on.

8. Look at the breath. Healthy sheep breathe about 20 times per minute. If you put your ear on the chest of the sheep, you can hear the normal breathing sound of "furfural". If you hear the sound of "furfural" or twirling pronunciation, it indicates that there is something wrong with the respiratory system.

Through the comprehensive observation of the above aspects, if it is confirmed that the sheep has been sick, must not be taken lightly, to ask the local veterinarian to come for consultation and symptomatic treatment.