Symptoms and treatment of gastroenteritis in sheep

The market demand for mutton in China is still relatively large, and sheep breeding is also a very popular breeding project in our country. However, when raising sheep, management is very important, if the management is not in place, then sheep are very prone to a variety of diseases. And gastroenteritis is one of them, so what are the symptoms of sheep gastroenteritis? And how to treat it? The following editor will give you a brief introduction, let's have a look!

1. The cause of disease

There are many causes of gastroenteritis in sheep, such as gastroenteritis caused by some forestomach diseases, such as forestomach relaxation, progastritis and so on. These diseases will not only seriously affect the eating and growth of sheep, but also easily cause gastroenteritis. Then it is caused by improper feeding, for example, if a large amount of moldy frozen forage is fed or the forage is of poor quality and contains pesticides. It will cause gastroenteritis in sheep, which is also the main cause of gastroenteritis in sheep.

2. Clinical diagnosis

In the early stage of gastroenteritis, sheep will show indigestion, and then a sharp decline in appetite or even do not eat. Abdominal pain, tongue coating is yellow and white, intestinal sounds will appear in the early stage, and gradually disappear in the middle and later stage. The excreta is accompanied by a foul odor and mixed with a variety of necrotic tissue fragments. The phenomenon of dehydration occurs. In severe cases, the urine volume is small but the color is thick. The skin gradually loses its elasticity, the sick sheep will gradually lie down and do not want to stand up, and the physiological functions will gradually fail. In severe cases, the body temperature rises and decreases rapidly, accompanied by lethargy, convulsions and other phenomena, eventually leading to death.

3. Treatment methods

Prevention is the main treatment of gastroenteritis in sheep. We should do a good job in all aspects of management, strengthen feeding and management, and never feed moldy and deteriorated feed. Ensure the quality of feed, avoid causing gastroenteritis and affect the growth of sheep. If you get sick, add sulfonamidine, baking soda or bismuth subnitrate to drinking water for sheep to drink. Then the sheep were given intramuscular injection of gentamicin about twice a day. If there is serious dehydration, then once a day intravenous injection of sugary saline, sodium coffee and so on.

The above is a brief introduction to the gastrointestinal symptoms and treatment of sheep. When we judge this disease, we should pay attention to the identification of infectious diseases such as colibacillosis and paratuberculosis, so as to avoid misjudgment leading to improper use of drugs and aggravate the disease. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.