By Christopher Chase, Kaitlyn Lutz, Erica McKenzie and Ahmed Tibary
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, Second Edition keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management for ruminants and camelids.
Updates the first all-in-one ruminant resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval
Provides identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by discipline, with each topic indicating the species affected
Offers fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts
Adds more than 100 new topics, with significant revisions to existing topics
Includes access to a companion website with additional topics, client education handouts, and figures
Table of Contents
Abomasal Emptying Defect in Sheep 1
Abomasal Impaction 3
Abomasal Ulceration 5
Abortion: Bacterial 7
Abortion: Bovine 9
Abortion: Camelid 11
Abortion: Farmed Cervidae 13
Abortion: Small Ruminant 16
Abortion: Viral, Fungal, and Nutritional 19
Actinobacillosis: Wooden Tongue 21
Actinomycosis: Lumpy Jaw 23
Acupuncture 24
Acute Renal Failure 26
Agricultural Chemical Toxicities 27
Agricultural Practices Contributing to Disease∗
Agroterrorism∗
Akabane 29
Alternative Medicine∗
Anaphylaxis 31
Anaplasmosis 32
Anemia, Nonregenerative 33
Anemia, Regenerative 35
Anesthesia: Inhalation 38
Anesthesia: Injectable 40
Anesthesia: Local and Regional 43
Anestrus 45
Angular Limb Deformity 47
Animal Disease Traceability (ADT)∗
Animal Welfare∗
Anthelmintic Resistance 50
Anthrax 52
Arsenic Toxicosis 54
Arthrogryposis 56
Artificial Insemination: Bovine 59
Artificial Insemination: Camelid∗
Artificial Insemination: Cervidae∗
Artificial Insemination: Small Ruminant 61
Aspiration Pneumonia 63
Atypical Interstitial Pneumonia 65
Avocado Toxicosis 67
Babesiosis 68
Bacillary Hemoglobinuria 71
Bacterial Endocarditis 73
Bacterial Meningitis 76
Beef Bull Management∗
Beef Herd Records∗
Beef Herd Reproductive Worksheets∗
Biosecurity: Beef Cow/Calf∗
Biosecurity: Cervidae∗
Biosecurity: Dairy∗
Biosecurity: Goats∗
Biosecurity: Research Herds∗
Biosecurity: Sheep∗
Bison: Bacterial Diseases 78
Bison: Clinical Examination and Treatment∗
Bison: Management∗
Bison: Parasitic Diseases 81
Bison: Viral Diseases 83
Black Locust Toxicity 86
Bloat 87
Blood Chemistry∗
Blue-Green Algae Poisoning 89
Bluetongue Virus 91
Body Condition Scoring: Alpacas and Llamas∗
Body Condition Scoring: Beef∗
Body Condition Scoring: Camels∗
Body Condition Scoring: Cervidae∗
Body Condition Scoring: Dairy Cattle∗
Body Condition Scoring: Goats∗
Body Condition Scoring: Sheep∗
Border Disease 94
Borna Disease 96
Bovine and Ovine Implants∗
Bovine Anthelmintics∗
Bovine Dermatology 98
Bovine Digital Dermatitis 100
Bovine Ephemeral Fever 103
Bovine Leukemia Virus 105
Bovine Papular Stomatitis 107
Bovine Petechial Fever 108
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus 109
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 111
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus 113
Bracken Fern Toxicity 117
Brain Assessment and Dysfunction∗
Brassica spp. Toxicity 119
Breeding Soundness Examination: Bull 122
Breeding Soundness Examination: Camelids 124
Breeding Soundness Examination: Cervidae 128
Breeding Soundness Examination: Small Ruminant 130
Brisket Disease 132
Brucellosis 134
Buckeye (Aesculus spp.) Toxicity 136
Burn Management 137
Cache Valley Virus 140
Calf Diphtheria/Necrotic Stomatitis 142
Camel Diseases 145
Camel Management and Health Programs 149
Camelid: Dentistry 152
Camelid: Dermatology 154
Camelid: Gastrointestinal Disease 158
Camelid: Heat Stress 160
Camelid: Parasitology 162
Camelid: Reproduction 165
Camelid: Venipuncture∗
Campylobacter 169
Candidiasis 172
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus 174
Carbamate Toxicity 177
Cardiac Failure 179
Cardiotoxic Plants 181
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) 184
Castor Bean Toxicity 187
Castration/Vasectomy: Bovine 188
Castration/Vasectomy: Camelid 190
Castration/Vasectomy: Small Ruminant 192
Caudal Vena Caval Thrombosis Syndrome 194
Cecal Dilation and Volvulus 196
Cervidae: Captive Management 198
Cervidae: Capture Myopathy 201
Cervidae: Chronic Wasting Disease 203
Cervidae: Game Park Management, Facilities 205
Cervidae Mortality 208
Cervidae: Reproduction 211
Cesarean Section: Bovine 213
Cesarean Section: Camelid 215
Cesarean Section: Small Ruminant 217
Chlamydiosis 219
Cleaning and Disinfection∗
Clostridial Disease: Gastrointestinal 221
Clostridial Disease: Muscular 223
Clostridial Disease: Nervous System 225
Coccidioidomycosis 228
Coccidiosis 230
Coenurosis 232
Colic: Bovine 234
Colic: Small Ruminant 236
Colostrum and Milk Replacers∗
Common Pharmacologic Therapies: Adult Dairy Cattle∗
Congenital Defects: Bovine 239
Congenital Defects: Camelid 241
Congenital Defects: Small Ruminant 243
Congenital Ocular Disorders 245
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia 247
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia 249
Controlled Substances∗
Copper Deficiency and Toxicity 251
Corkscrew Claw 255
Corneal Disorders 257
Coronavirus 260
Cow-Calf Management∗
Cowpox 263
Cranial Nerve Assessment and Dysfunction∗
Cryptococcosis 265
Cryptosporidiosis 267
Cyanide Toxicosis 269
Dairy Cattle Behavior∗
Dairy Cow Comfort∗
Dairy Economics∗
Dairy Heifer Management Program∗
Dairy Heifer Nutrition: Basics∗
Dairy Informatics∗
Dairy Nutrition: Ration Guidelines for Milking and Dry Cows∗
Dairy Record Evaluation∗
Dairy Reproduction∗
Dairy Sheep and Goat Industries∗
Death Camas 271
Dehorning/Cornuectomy∗
Dermatophilosis 272
Dermatophytosis 274
Diarrheal Diseases: Bovine 276
Diarrheal Diseases: Camelid 278
Diarrheal Diseases: Small Ruminant 280
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Response∗
Displaced Abomasum 282
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy 285
Down Bovine 287
Down Camelid 289
Down Small Ruminant 292
Drug Hypersensitivities 294
Drug Interactions 296
Drug Residues in Milk∗
Drug Storage Requirements and Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR)∗
Drug Toxicities 298
Dystocia: Bovine 300
Dystocia: Camelid 302
Dystocia: Small Ruminant 304
Echinococcosis 306
Economics: Net Present Value∗
Economics: Partial Budgeting∗
Embryo Transfer: Bovine 308
Embryo Transfer: Camelid 310
Embryo Transfer: Small Ruminant 312
Emesis 314
Employee Management∗
Endocrine Disorders 316
Endometritis 318
Enucleation/Exenteration∗
Environment and Mastitis∗
Enzootic Ataxia 321
Enzootic Pneumonia of Calves 323
Epidemiologic Study Designs∗
Epidemiology: Clinical Versus Statistical Significance∗
Epidemiology: Diagnostic Test Use∗
Epidemiology: Informatics∗
Epidemiology of Mastitis∗
Epidemiology: Risk Analysis∗
Epidemiology: Systematic Approach to Disease Outbreak Investigations∗
