250-421 Small Ruminants 2

Students completing this subject should be able to: suggest a list of differential diagnoses, in descending order of probability, from the history, epidemiology, clinical signs and/or lesions observed in individual sheep, goats, deer or camelids, or in flocks of these animals; submit appropriate samples for laboratory testing and interpret the test results for diseases and production limiting conditions that affect sheep, goats, deer and camelids; design a prevention program for diseases and production limiting conditions that commonly affect sheep, goats, deer and camelids; ascertain if the welfare of sheep, goats, deer or camelids is compromised; develop a disease control program that includes a realistic prognosis, treatment advice, consideration of chemical residues, and for commercial flocks an economic appraisal of the proposed program; develop skills in report writing; and develop skills in verbal presentations.

This subject continues to examine diseases, preventive medicine and production of sheep, other small ruminants and camelids. Topics include clinical examination; infectious, metabolic, nutritional, reproductive and parasitic diseases; and diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

After completing the subjects Small Ruminants 1 and Small Ruminants 2 students should have developed:

• cognitive, analytic and problem solving skills, involving independent thought, rational enquiry and self-directed learning;

• professional and technical skills; and

• respect for intellectual integrity and professional ethics.

One 2-hour end of semester written paper (90%) and assessment during the small ruminant and camelid component of the ruminant rotation (10%).