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<FlashCard questions="6">
|q1= Which bacterium causes watery mouth in lambs?
|a1= ''Escherichia coli''
|l1= Watery Mouth Disease#Introduction
|q2= How does the endotoxaemia develop?
|a2= The bacteria takes advantage of the increased absorption of the neonatal ruminant gut, enabling it to translocate into the blood.
|l2= Watery Mouth Disease#Introduction
|q3= What age of lamb is usually infected?
|a3= 12-72h old
|l3= Watery Mouth Disease#Signalment
|q4= What are the typical clinical signs?
|a4=
*Depression
*Inappetance
*Excessive salivation
*Hypothermia
*GI Hypomotility
*Dehydration
|l4= Watery Mouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q5=Why is the disease also called rattle belly?
|a5= The gas and fluid accumulation in the abomasum makes a strange noise when lambs are moved or shaken.
|l5= Watery Mouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q6= Which drugs should always be given with antibiotics when treating watery mouth and why?
|a6=
*NSAIDs or corticosteroids
*To counteract the increase in endotoxins due to bacterial death
|l6= Watery Mouth Disease#Treatment
</FlashCard>
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|q1= Which bacterium causes watery mouth in lambs?
|a1= ''Escherichia coli''
|l1= Watery Mouth Disease#Introduction
|q2= How does the endotoxaemia develop?
|a2= The bacteria takes advantage of the increased absorption of the neonatal ruminant gut, enabling it to translocate into the blood.
|l2= Watery Mouth Disease#Introduction
|q3= What age of lamb is usually infected?
|a3= 12-72h old
|l3= Watery Mouth Disease#Signalment
|q4= What are the typical clinical signs?
|a4=
*Depression
*Inappetance
*Excessive salivation
*Hypothermia
*GI Hypomotility
*Dehydration
|l4= Watery Mouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q5=Why is the disease also called rattle belly?
|a5= The gas and fluid accumulation in the abomasum makes a strange noise when lambs are moved or shaken.
|l5= Watery Mouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q6= Which drugs should always be given with antibiotics when treating watery mouth and why?
|a6=
*NSAIDs or corticosteroids
*To counteract the increase in endotoxins due to bacterial death
|l6= Watery Mouth Disease#Treatment
</FlashCard>
[[Category:Sheep Flashcards]] [[Category:Alimentary Diseases Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do - CABI review]]