Practical Lambing and Lamb Care

Preface to the first edition.
Preface to the second edition.
Preface to the third edition.
Acknowledgements.
1. The newborn lamb; Problems facing the 'perfect' lamb; Constraints on lamb viability; Summary.
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2. Lambing the ewe; The normal lambing; Approach to assistance; Specific problems; Resuscitation of the newborn; After an assisted lambing.
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3. Problems in lambs; Abscess; Acidosis; Arthritis; Atresia ani; Atypical pneumonia; Bladder stones; Bloat; Blowfly strike (myiasis); Bone abnormalities; Border disease; Broken leg; Castration (incorrect); Cerebrocortical necrosis (Polioencephalomalacia, CCN); Chilling; Cleft palate; Cobalt deficiency; Coccidiosis; Constipation; Copper deficiency; Copper poisoning; Cripples; Daft lamb disease; Diarrhoea; Enteritis; Entropion; Erysipelothrix infection; Exposure; Eye infections; Eyelid (turned in); Faecal spoiling; Foot and mouth disease; Fractures; Hairy shaker; Hernia; Husk; Hyperthermia; Hypothermia; Inhalation pneumonia; Iodine deficiency; Jaw defects; Joint defects; Joint ill; Lamb dysentery; Legs (broken); Listeriosis; Liver abscess (Liver necrosis); Lockjaw; Louping ill; Lungworm; Muscular dystrophy; Navel hernia; Navel ill; Neonatal ataxia; Nephrosis; Open mouth; Orf; Overshot jaw; Paralysis; Parasitic gastroenteritis; Pasteurellosis (enzootic pneumonia); Photosensitization (Yellowses); Pine (cobalt deficiency); Poisoning; Premature birth; Pulpy kidney; Rattle belly; Redfoot; Redgut; Ribs (fractured); Rickets; Roundworm infection; Ruminal acidosis; Scad (scald); Scour; Selenium deficiency; Sheep scab; Slavers (Slavery mouth); Spinal abscess; Starvation; Stiff lamb disease (Muscular dystrophy, White muscle disease); Stones; Strike; Swayback; Tetanus (Lockjaw); Tick-borne fever; Tick infestation; Tick pyaemia; Trembling; Umbilical hernia; Undershot jaw; Urinary calculi (Stones); Vitamin E deficiency; Watery mouth (Rattle belly, Slavers, Slavery mouth); White muscle disease; Wounds; Yellowses.
4. Problems in ewes; Abdominal hernia (ruptures); Hypocalcaemia (Lambing sickness, Milk fever, Parturient paresis); Hypomagnesaemia (Grass staggers, Lactation tetany); Mastitis (Udderclap); Metritis; Pneumonia; Pregnancy toxaemia (Twin lamb disease); Prolapsed vagina; Prolapsed uterus.
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5. Abortion in ewes; Non-infectious abortion; Infectious abortion.
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6. Prevention of problems; Prevention of problems in ewes; Prevention of problems in lambs; Assessment of losses; Ewe body-conditioning scoring; Vaccination; Vitamin supplementation; Mineral supplementation; Prevention of problems in organic management systems.
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7. Techniques for treating newborn lambs; Diagnosis of problems; Feeding the newborn lamb; Administration of drugs; Warming hypothermic lambs; Care of the weak lamb; Artificial rearing; Fostering; Castration; Navel dressing; Ear tagging and electronic identification; Giving an enema.
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8. Welfare at lambing; Welfare codes; Relevant United Kingdom legislation; Problems in lambs; Problems in ewes; Humane destruction; Shepherd welfare.
Lambing equipment checklist.
Further reading.
Useful internet addresses.
Glossary.
Index