LWMP 1301 Sheep Diseases

LWMP 1301: Sheep Diseases

Description

Sheep diseases will help students become familiar with sheep diseases that need to be managed in a successful sheep enterprise. Diseases will be studied in the following categories ¿ lambs from birth to three weeks old; three weeks to weaning; weaning to maturity, ewes; rams and general diseases.

Management Credits

3

Topics to be Covered

1. Diseases of rams, ewes and lambs

2. Internal and external parasites

3. Poisonous plants

4. Basic disease control practices

5. Disease treatment methods

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify common lambing time health problems.

2. Identify potential poisonous plants.

3. Identify internal parasite cycle and management.

4. Identify external parasite problems.

5. Describe general diseases of sheep.

6. Describe diseases of rams.

7. Describe diseases of ewes.

8. Describe diseases of lambs from weaning to maturity.

9. Describe diseases of lambs three weeks old to weaning.

10. Describe diseases of lambs birth to three weeks old.

11. Identify basic disease control practices.