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Practical Lambing F.A. Eales

Practical Lambing By F.A. Eales

Practical Lambing by F.A. Eales


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For this edition the text has been extended to include infectious abortion in ewes and problems in lambs up to weaning. There is also a new chapter on sheep welfare and guidelines to administration of drugs, artificial rearing and fostering practices.

Practical Lambing Summary

Practical Lambing: A Guide to Veterinary Care at Lambing by F.A. Eales

This revised and updated edition of lambing takes account of changes in techniques and advances in knowledge over the last decade. It contains a detailed accunt of various techniques used in the treatment and care of new born lambs and ewes. For this edition the text has been extended to include infectious abortion in ewes and problems in lambs up to weaning. There is also a new chapter on "Welfare at Lambing". There are guides to administration of drugs, artificial rearing and fostering practices. It is aimed at a professional readership - veterinary surgeons and practitioners, farmers, shepherds and animal health advisors. It should also be useful as a reference for students of agriculture and veterinary science.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The newborn lamb: problems facing the "perfect" lamb; constraints on lamb viability. Part 2 Lambing the ewe: the normal lambing; approach to assistance; specific problems; resuscitation of the newborn; after an assisted lambing. Part 3 Problems in lambs: alphabetical list (description, symptoms, treatment and prevention). Part 4 Problems in ewes: alphabetical list (description, symptoms, treatment and prevention). Part 5 Abortion in ewes: non-infectious abortion; infectious abortion. Part 6 The prevention of problems: prevention of problems in ewes and lambs; assessment of losses; ewe body condition scoring; vaccination; vitamin and mineral supplementation. Part 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; giving an enema. Part 8 Welfare at lambing: welfare codes; problems in lambs and ewes; humane destruction; shepherd welfare.

Additional information

GOR002322520
9780582210042
0582210046
Practical Lambing: A Guide to Veterinary Care at Lambing by F.A. Eales
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1995-11-30
208
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