WW Jan - Mar 2013 - American Association of Small Ruminant
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WW Jan - Mar 2013 - American Association of Small Ruminant
In this Issue Letter from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Management Report and Minutes of Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . 4 Minutes of Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Report of FDA Meeting on Anthelmintic Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wool& Wattles Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Books, Bulletins, and Computer Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 National Scrapie Eradication Program Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Serologic Tuberculosis Test Approved for Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The AASRP Newsletter January-March 2013 Volume 41, Issue 1 Report from University of California AASRP Members . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meloxicam for Small Ruminants – Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mission Statement of AASRP Practice Tip – Baerman Test with a Disposable Wineglass . . . . . . . 8 “To improve the health and AASRP-L Q&A – G-6-S Genetic Defect in Nubians . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 welfare of sheep, goats, AASRP-L Q&A – Availability and Legality of Baycox . . . . . . . . . . 8 camelids and cervids, AASRP-L Q&A – Housing Plans for Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to further the professional ® AASRP-L Q&A – Johne’s Disease Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AASRP-L Q&A – Estimation of Fibrinogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ACT-L Q&A – Treatment of Camelid Endometritis . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 AABP-L Q&A – Avoid Pour-on Cydectin in Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 development of the members, provide resources to elevate the standards of small ruminant AASRP-L Q&A – Vaginal Prolapses and Ringwomb . . . . . . . . . . 10 practice and to be the voice Florfenicol for Treatment of Ovine Pinkeye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 for small ruminant issues.” Cesarean Section in Camelids and Future Fertility . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Gangrenous Mastitis in Goats Caused by Bacillus sp. . . . . . . . . . 12 Hyperextension of the Fetlocks in Camelids Remains Unexplained . 12 Use of Teaser Ewes Does Not Increase Semen Output of Rams . . . 13 Surgical Treatment of Otitis Media in an Alpaca . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Diaphragmatic Paralysis in Alpacas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Tuberculosis in Sheep Mistaken for Caseous Lymphadenititis . . . . 14 Fetal Hydrops in Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Salivary Abomasal Disease of Lambs Resembles Floppy Kid Disease . . 14 AASRP Board of Directors Voting Ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 George McConnell Award Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Don Bailey Practitioner of the Year Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 AASRP Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 AASRP Veterinary College Liaisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Letter from the President Hello, AASRP Members. Several years ago, the AVMA started the Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago for the purpose of bringing all different levels of AVMA governance, leaders of allied organizations and emerging younger AVMA members together. Encouraging more recent graduates to attend this meeting of all levels of AVMA governance will hopefully encourage them to become more involved in national, state and local organized veterinary medicine. AASRP has been very fortunate to have several of our “emerging leaders” become active on AVMA Committees and the AASRP Board. Over the years, the VLC has had a variety of different speakers but all have been selected to challenge our thinking, help us adapt to changing views and provide us with new ideas to improve AVMA and our allied organizations. The best speaker I have been privileged to hear at the VLC is Robyn Benincasa who led the opening session this year. Robyn is the author of How Winning Works: Eight Essential Leadership Lessons from the Toughest Teams on Earth and she uses her experiences in extreme adventure racing to illustrate her points and encourage us how to work better together to accomplish our goals. Robyn’s real job is as a firefighter in San Diego but she has been participating in extreme sports such as the Eco Challenge for several years. Each team of four people must have at least one man and one woman and the goal is for each team to persevere, solve physical and mental challenges, cross a wide variety of hazardous terrain, and have all four team members cross the finish line together in the shortest time. She held our attention for 90 minutes and no one wanted that session to end. One of the most important points that I took away from her presentation was her perspective that the winning team is not necessarily the one with the best individual athletes but the one in which all team members work well together. She gave several examples of challenges different teams faced and their unique solutions to difficult problems. During one race, a team member broke his ankle literally as he walked up to the starting line and the rest of the team could not compete unless they found a fourth team member immediately. One team member went from hut to hut in the small village until they found a 35 year old man who had never ridden a bicycle, been in a boat and who did not speak the same language as that team. The mantra for that race became “Dawat would do it”. No matter what task came up, Dawat did it. He learned how to ride a bike, paddle a kayak and a canoe, run ridiculous distances and his willingness to try new tasks allowed that team to participate and finish the race. At the end of her session, Robyn challenged each of us to write down two personal goals and two goals related to our business for this year. She wanted each of us to review those goals frequently and strive to fulfill them over the course of this year. I have to admit that I remind myself frequently of my four goals and I am doing very well on my two business goals. At best, I am treading water to falling behind on my personal goals, but I will persevere. I would encourage each of you to read her book if you are looking for different ideas on how to work better with others toward common goals. It seems like our AVMA representatives are being asked to become more active in defining policy for AVMA. You might have noticed posts on AASRP-L asking for your opinions on aminoglycoside use, transport of controlled substances away from the DEA license address, and more recently, an inquiry about compounding. Please continue to send us your ideas, opinions and comments so that the Board truly represents the wants, needs and desires of AASRP. Best wishes, Joan Bowen 2 Management Report Greetings from Franz Management! We are happy to report that great progress has been made to build our specific programs with AASRP since the last publication of W&W! Our student representative program is off the ground and running, and our college faculty liaison program has been updated and better communication is occurring to make Small Ruminant programs more robust and accessible at our Veterinary Colleges around the globe. It is so refreshing and inspiring to see ideas discussed and approved in a board meeting take shape and become real-world programs! Membership renewals are at 81% for 2013 so be sure to take appropriate action if you haven’t renewed yet to avoid a lapse in access to AASRP benefits. Renewal couldn’t be easier and more convenient, simply visit www.aasrp.org and renew online or mail in your application! The website redesign continues as our task force continues to work on updating content & flow, standardization of formatting, and adding relevant documents & information for AASRP members & students. Your input is invaluable, and we want it! There remains a link on our homepage where you can send us comments about what you’d like to see on the website, additional content, and interface recommendations. Each of your comments & suggestions will be reviewed and implemented where possible! As previously promised, AASRP members should expect a member survey to be sent that will help us better meet your needs as an association! Please take the time to fill it out so that your leadership can determine if AASRP is remaining on the cutting edge for you. You will be able to access the survey multiple ways, including through our website, through an emailed link on the AASRP List-serve or email, or if necessary, a printed version mailed to you. It will take approximately 15 minutes of your time, but will provide clear guidance to the organization on where we need to be heading to meet the increased demands of our profession. As always, if you would like to get involved in a leadership role within the organization, let us know! There are a multitude of opportunities where you can develop & utilize your skills and make a real difference in organized veterinary medicine! Thanks for your continued support! Dr. Brad Fields & Franz Management Team STUDENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES We receive many requests from veterinary students for information about externship opportunities. We are asking AASRP Veterinary members if they are interested in hosting primarily 4th year students for 2-4 weeks. Information that the students desire includes: - Small ruminant species seen in your practice, - Busiest months of the year relevant to small ruminant work, - Practice location, - Availability of housing, and - Preferred contact information for externship requests. Based on student feedback, we see a need to update externship opportunity information from the membership. Thus we are asking for those of you who wish to host Student externs to contact me directly via email using the following Subject line: AASRP Externships. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you. Cindy Wolf, DVM [email protected] Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS 1st Quarter Full Members Dr. Paul Axtell Dr. Sophie Nash Bengston Dr. Scott D. Campbell Dr. Kari Christianson Dr. Amanda Doran Dr. Pascal Dubreuil Dr. Matthew Edson Dr. Allison M. Fedash Dr. Diane Ford Dr. Jacques Fuselier Dr. Renee Jaklitsch Dr. William Janecke Dr. Michael John Kowalewski Dr. Scott Allen Nebergall Dr. Dana Ness Dr. Lori C. Pritchett Dr. Susan Anne Sickle Dr. Phillippa Sparke Dr. Julie Stephens-DeValle Students Caroline Bostrom – The Ohio State Univ. Kenneth Brunson – The Ohio State Univ. Marsha Bush – Univ. of Wisconsin Portia DeLoache – Kansas State Brittany De Wolf – The Ohio State Univ. Rachel Di Pietro – Univ of Georgia Emily Donaldson – Cornell Univ. Jennifer Douthwaite – Univ. of Wisconsin Hugh Duddy – Oregon State Juliane Griffith Evans – Oklahoma State Rachel Faeth – Tufts Univ. Megan Gorden – Colorado State Risa Hanninen – The Ohio State Univ. Kevin J. Jacque – The Ohio Ste Univ. Michelle Janik – Oregon State Univ. Jonathan Madara – Univ. of Pennsylvania Michaela Y. Martin – Tufts Univ. Kathleen Margaret Morriss – Auburn Univ. Liza Emily O’Donoghue – Colorado State Victoria O’Nion – Oregon State Jessica Ripke – Iowa State Allyson Ripley – Virginia Tech Katie Roberts – Cornell Univ. Jesse Walker Robinson – Univ. of Pennsylvania Myrrh Sagy – UC Davis Ryan Douglas Sallie – Auburn Univ. Anna Tipton – Univ. of Tennessee Caitlin Williams – Univ. of Missouri Samuel B. Guss Memorial Fund Contributions as of March 4, 2013 Dr. Kevin L. Anderson Dr. Diane R. Biederman-Brynda Dr. Nancy E. East Dr. Susan Hirsch Dr. Pamela Jennings Jessica Johnson Wallis Dr. Karin Kaczorowski Dr. K. Skiff Kane Dr. Mary Jane Lis Dr. Yoanna Y. Maitre Dr. Samuel B. Guss (1916-1984) Dr. Joe McCoy Dr. William David McCracken Dr. Rebecca Myers Law Dr. Susan Myers Dr. Charlotte Rathert Dr. Michael Rennick Dr. Tom Smith Dr. Kelly Still-Brooks Dr. Robert J. Van Saun In order to assist senior veterinary students interested in small ruminant medicine, AASRP provides grants each year to help student members of AASRP undertake extern opportunities. It is not required that the experience be with small ruminants exclusively, but it should provide at least some chance to observe a modern veterinary practice working with one or more of the small ruminant species. Over one hundred AASRP-member practitioners throughout the United States – as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel and Puerto Rico – offer externships to students seeking experience in small ruminant medicine. To learn more about the AASRP Student Externship Program, call the AASRP Management Office at 334-517-1233, or log on at aasrp.org *Donations for the Sam Guss fund can now be made on line without having to go thru the membership renewal. Here is the link: http://aasrp.org/displayemailforms. cfm?emailformnbr=143762 2013 Student Grant Recipients 1st Quarter Due to the continued contributions to the Samuel B. Guss Memorial Fund, the following veterinary students have been selected and are able to receive grants to help assist with the cost of the externship. Thank you to all of the donors. Your contribution truly makes a difference! Alicia Bays - VMRCVM Dr. Bill Davis – mobile vet – Sonoma County, CA Rebekah Peterson - Tuskegee Dr. Cannady – North Carolina State Michelle Sanborn – UC Davis Dr. Robin Skillman, Lincoln CA Shannon Brighenti – Cornell Umass, Dr. Stephen Purdy Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 3 Summary of the AASRP Board of Directors meetings of Dec 20, 2012, JAN 16 & Feb 20, 2013 December 20, 2012 Executive Board Meeting The Board : - Received reports from Regional Directors - Received report that Dr. Elizabeth Hardy attended the Veterinary Leadership Conference as the AASRP emerging leader - Public Relations committee reported that membership survey should be initiated in mid-January. - Received Management Report from Dr. Fields - Approved the 2013 Budget - Approved the 2013 Board Meeting schedule January 16, 2013 Executive Board Meeting The Board: - Received reports from Regional Directors - Received Management Report from Dr. Fields - Received report from Membership Committee that college liaisons are being communicated with, and 3 student representative applications have been received. - Determined that the general membership meeting will be held at noon on Monday, July 22, 2013 at the AVMA Convention. The Board of Directors’ meeting will be held after the programs are concluded. - Reviewed & approved a letter to be sent to each AASRP representative on AVMA committees to increase our communication platform. - Discussed AVMA Nominations from AASRP for Animal Welfare, Clinical Advisory, and Food Safety Advisory committees . February 20, 2013 Executive Board Meeting The Board: Received reports from Regional Directors - - Received Financial report details from budget committee Received Management Report from Dr. Fields - - Approved nomination of Dr. Cindy Wolf to AVMA Animal Welfare Committee Approved nomination of Dr. Chris Duemler to AVMA - Clinical Advisory Committee Approved re-nomination of Dr. Michael Rings to AVMA - Food Safety Advisory Committee - Received report that AASRP is coordinating a wet lab on Laparoscopic AI Techniques at the AABP meeting. Received report from College Liaison Committee that - MWI Veterinary Supply will be donating $1000.00 to the Student Representative Program to support. Received report from Membership Committee that there - are 8 Student Representatives on board now, and are working to get website updated with their information. Received report that the Membership Survey has been - tested by committee and board members, being finetuned, and should be ready for implementation by early March. Discussed & approved the requested change of wording to - current AVMA policy that would result in the following revised statement: “Until further scientific information becomes available, aminoglycosides should not be used in 4 - cattle and small ruminants, except as specifically approved by FDA”. Discussed current relevant policy updates and legislative actions that AVMA has ongoing. Specific items discussed were Minor Use Minor Species policies, Controlled Drug storage & transport, Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment award taxation policies, and ongoing equine transport requirements. AVMA COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES The following is a summary of topics that were discussed at the AVMA, CEI, Committee on Environmental Issues, meeting held December 12 13, 2012 in Schaumberg, IL. The CEI worked on drafting AVMA policy in the following 3 areas: feral swine, integrated pest management and the use of lead-based sporting ammunition used for hunting and fishing tackle. Once the CEI does draft a potential policy statement, this will then go to the Executive Board for their examination. Other topics that were discussed but no action was specifically pursued included: the disposal of chemically euthanized animals, hydraulic fracturing and its potential effects on animal health, green health care practices, One Health commission and the EPA changes to permissible rodenticides. Several of these topics may be of interest to AASRP members, but there is no discussion at the present time that asks specifically for AASRP member input. Grant C. Seaman DVM AASRP representative to the CEI. FDA MEETING ON INTERNAL PARASITES Last year the FDA hosted a public meeting on antiparasitic drug use and resistance in ruminant and equine animals. A number of experts from all over the world attended and the goal was to discuss the current status of antiparasitic resistance in ruminants and equines in the U.S. and the discussions focused on how to detect and monitor antiparasitic resistance and ways antiparasitic drugs can be used, alone or in combination, to maximize effectiveness and minimize resistance. Today an announcement appeared that indicates that a summary of this meeting has been prepared. It is available at the following URL: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/UCM344299.pdf It is a concise review of important concepts and also contains some valuable information on using combinations of anthelmintics. This information will be important as we look toward the possibility of getting some new anthelmintic classes in the US. I encourage you to visit the site and study it. Bill Shulaw, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 ANNOUNCEMENTS See the AASRP website <http://aasrp.org/index.cfm> for recent clarification of the legal use of RFID chips in registered goats. As of March 11, 2014, only ISO compliant chips may be inserted. As of March 11. 2015, the requirement will increase to the use of only AIN (animal identification number) 15 digit chips beginning with a country code, which is 840 for the USA. The American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (ACSRPC), an organization dedicated to development and on-farm validation of nonchemical methods of parasite control in sheep, goats, and other livestock, will be holding its First International Conference on Integrated Parasite Management (IPM) at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, GA, on May 20-22, 2013. It will be a Train-the-Trainer Conference to train animal health professionals (Veterinarians, County Extension Agents, University personnel) in IPM principles, who will then train farmers Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 in these principles throughout the country. The activities and speakers at the Conference are described on the website at ACSRPC.org. Topics include: Biology of parasites - Dr. Ann Zajac, Anthelmintic resistance and new anthelmintics - Dr. Ray Kaplan, Extending the efficacy of dewormers/ Smart drenching - Dr. Lisa Williamson, The FAMACHA© system – an aid in the management of haemonchosis in small ruminants - Dr. Adriano Vatta, Copper oxide wire particles - Dr. Joan Burke, Sericea lespedeza - Dr. Thomas Terrill and Dr. Jorge Mosjidis, Mechanism of action of tannins - Dr. Herve Hoste, Fungus and vaccines - Dr. James Miller, Herbal dewormers Dr. Nelson Escobar, Nutrition and pasture management - Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Genetic selection for resistance - Dr. David Riley, Importance of host response in resistance to nematode parasites - Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, Extension’s role in parasite control - Dr. Niki Whitley and Susan Schoenian, International perspectives, South Africa - Dr. Jan van Wyk/Dr. Gareth Bath, International perspectives, Europe - Dr. Smaragda Sotiraki, International perspectives, Latin America/Mexico - Dr. Felipe Torres-Acosta, Hands on FAMACHA© training/those that attended both days get integrated parasite management (IPM) trainer or FAMACHA© certification. The third day is devoted to Integrated Parasite Management training, Hands on FAMACHA© training/trainer certification, and Fecal egg count laboratory training. Veterinary Continuing Education credits for this conference have been approved by the Georgia State Board Medicine and the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists. For further information contact Thomas H. Terrill, ACSRPC Coordinator, Fort Valley,GA 31030, 478-8256814 (Office), 478-825-6376 (FAX). The American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics is holding a workshop on “Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds” as part of their biennial symposium on May 22 through 23, 2013. The flyer sent out from AVMA comments that this meeting would be helpful for those interested in learning more about the new animal drug approval process relating to medicated feeds. More information may be obtained at <https:// m360.aavpt.org/event.aspx?eventID=58865> The 2013 International Camelid Health Conference will be held July 11th-14th, 2013 in Corvallis, Oregon. Among the confirmed speakers are: Drs. Susanne Stieger, Mike Huber, Bob van Saun, David Anderson, Ahmed Tibary, LaRue Johnson, Murray Fowler, Jane Vaughan and many more. Notice the date: this is high summer, when it is beautiful and sunny (we hope!) in Oregon. Waterfalls, wine country, microbrews, rivers, mountains, lakes, and beaches.... You’ll see why the pioneers risked life and limb to get here. I’m also very excited because the Australian Alpaca Veterinary group will be joining us. I’m assuming some sort of athletic contest will ensue, and maybe a few songs. Dueling Haiku are not out of the question. For further information, please contact Chris Cebra ([email protected]). The registration gateway should be operational by mid-April. The 2013 AVMA convention will be held at the McCormick Place West Building, Chicago IL July 19-23, 2013. AASRP has extensive programming for this convention. Speakers and topics include Saturday July 20th: Paul Jones (Adding camelids to your practice, Introduction to camelid medicine, Caring for the camelid neonate, Herd health programs for llamas & alpacas). Sunday July 21st: Paul Plummer (SOPs for small ruminant practitioners, Vaccination of dairy and meat goats, Dairy goat milk quality & udder health, Coxiella: ruminants, wildlife, & environment) and Ann Goplen (Surgery & anesthesia in sheep & goats 1 and 2, More advanced surgery in sheep & goats 1 and 2). Monday July 22nd: William Shulaw (Beyond FAMACHA 1 and 2, Using fecal worm egg counts, Contagious foot rot) and Cindy Wolf (Effects of copper on sheep health, Ram purchases and flock health, Caseous lymphadenitis, Prolapses). Tuesday July 23rd: Cliff Shipley (Hemorrhagic disease in deer, transcervical and laparoscopic AI in small ruminants, Semen collection & processing for small ruminants, Common diseases & treatments for white tail deer) and Douglas Wagner (Chemical immobilization of white tail deer 1 and 2, Fusobacteria & pneumonia in white tail deer, White tail deer neonatal care). A preview of the program has been mailed to all AVMA members and more information is available at <www.avmaconvention.org>. Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 BOOKS, BULLETINS, AND COMPUTER WEBSITES A great source of information for disinfectants and disease control is the Center for Food Security and Public Health. The link to the homepage is <http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/?lang=en>. This site is helpful with control of Salmonella, viral issues, etc. when presenting to producers why we want to use a certain disinfectant over “soap” or bleach. General information on disinfection is provided at <http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Disinfection/ index.php>. Recommendations are also given in disease factsheets as to which disinfectant to use for various common and exotic diseases of small ruminants. Color photographs of these disease conditions are also provided. The ACVIM consensus statement is good resource for dealing with small ruminant GI parasites. It is available (for free) at http://onlinelibrary. wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2006.tb02881.x/pdf While it is a few years old (2006), it should help you to work “smarter” by utilizing different strategies, rather than just dumping more dewormer at the problem. A recently released literature review from Meat & Livestock Australia is inconclusive and more research is needed on the effect on soil type and Johne’s disease http://www.mla.com.au/Research-and-development/Final-reportdetails?projectid=15340 The AVMA euthanasia guidelines (2013) have been made available at https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthanasia.pdf The Camelid Distance Education Program in co-operation with the MidAmerica Alpaca Foundation Camelid Education Fund have provided educational videos for camelid owners. These include: Basic Camelid Handling, Management, and Monitoring; Handling, Restraint, and Field Anesthesia of Camelids; Heat Stress in Camelids; Neonatal Care of Camelids; Parasite Control Strategies and Herd Health Programs for Llamas and Alpacas; Obtaining a Blood Sample and Preparing the DNA Blood Card; How to Assess Your Alpaca or Llama; How to Give Your Alpaca or Llama an Injection; How to Remove Alpaca and Llama Fighting Teeth; How to Pass a Stomach Tube in an Alpaca or Llama; How to Properly Fit a Halter for an Alpaca or Llama. The videos are available online at <https:// www.arilist.com/academy/educational-videos> UPDATE: NATIONAL SCRAPIE ERADICATION PROGRAM - January 2013 is available at http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDAAPHIS6d500f and includes many maps and charts. At the end of FY 2012, the percent of cull sheep found positive at slaughter and adjusted for face color was 0.006 percent. This measure of prevalence has decreased by 96 percent since slaughter surveillance started in FY 2003. As of January 31, 2013 this measure of prevalence has decreased an additional 25 percent in FY 2013, from 0.006 percent to 0.0045 percent. Additionally, in FY 2012, 8 new infected or source flocks in 7 States were identified. This represented a 47 percent reduction in the number of new infected and source flocks identified compared to FY 2011. One flock has been designated a source flock in FY 2013 as of January 31, 2013. The Regulatory Scrapie Slaughter Surveillance (RSSS) started April 1, 2003. It is a targeted slaughter surveillance program which is designed to identify infected flocks. Samples have been collected from 367,332 animals since April 1, 2003. There have been 462 NVSL confirmed positive animals (454 classical cases and 8 Nor98-like cases) since the beginning of RSSS. As of January 31, 2013, 12,648 samples have been collected in FY 2013, 1,452 of which were from goats. One black-faced sheep has tested positive for scrapie in FY 2013. The number of confirmed positive cases in goats since FY 2002 remains at 31; the last case was reported in February 2011. 5 NEW TUBERCULOSIS TEST APPROVED FOR DEER The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is introducing the CervidTB StatPak Antibody Test Kit as a primary test and the Dual Path Platform as a secondary test for official TB program use in captive elk, red deer, white tailed deer, fallow deer and reindeer. Historically, the single cervical tuberculin skin test (SCT) and the comparative cervical tuberculin skin test (CCT) have been the only approved official tests for M. bovis in captive cervids. But cervid producers have pointed out the hazards associated with the handling of captive cervids for tuberculin skin testing and hesitate to repeat the process twice for a tuberculosis skin test. A TB test requiring only one handling event would decrease animal stress and injury and increase the acceptability of testing to the cervid industry. The availability of a more rapid testing option not only benefits the cervid industry, but also promotes additional testing, providing the TB program with new information on the identification and control of TB. The newly approved testing methods are based on serological tests, and therefore a blood sample must be collected from the animal. Only Designated Accredited Veterinarians (DAVs), who have received training specific to sample collection and submission are authorized to submit samples for testing. If a veterinarian is not already a DAV, he or she can become a DAV via additional training from the local APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer. The DAV’s training will include such topics as the application of official identification; the proper collection, handling, packaging and shipping of samples; and the proper completion of the laboratory submission forms and tuberculosis testing forms. Testing of cervid serum samples for bovine TB at NVSL will begin on February 4, 2013. APHIS held a webinar on the CervidTB Stat-Pak Antibody Test Kit on Thursday, January 31, 2013, and the powerpoint and audio track for the webinar have been made available on line. Visit the APHIS website at http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/tuberculosis/ for CervidTB Stat-Pak Testing Implementation information: CervidTB StatPak Guidance Document, FAQ’s, Implementation Webinar Presentation, Implementation Webinar Audio from 31 January 2013, and Interim Rule. REPORT FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AASRP AND FARM CLUB About a month ago, the Food Animal and Reproduction Medicine (FARM) Club at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine entered a national competition through a company called BCF Technology for veterinary medicine university organizations to win a new ultrasound machine and training course. We were the only organization from California that entered in the competition. The competition judged our knowledge, creativity, and desire for the ultrasound machine. The contest began with a photo round, then a judged written article, and then was narrowed down to the top 8 universities for video voting. We created a music video that showed why we need a new ultrasound machine and our enthusiasm for veterinary medicine. We had a lot of fun creating it, and hope you had just as much fun watching it! We were proud to be able to reach a wide network of closely connected people that love to support local California student organizations. We were able to generate about 2,000 votes for the FARM Club “COW-lifornia Girls” video, out of a total of 6,000 votes for the eight university entries. Our entry into the competition was supported by a variety of organizations such as the California Beef Council, the CVMA, and California 4-H, and our club was even featured on the CBS13 Sacramento Evening News as well as Good Day Sacramento. We were honored by the community that came together to support UC Davis veterinary students. We are proud to say we have won the competition, and therefore, a new handheld digital ultrasound machine worth over $10,000. This is going to provide an invaluable experience to our members, and students for years to come. We plan on using it during FARM Club wet labs which take place on the weekends or after school. We already have a trip set up to go to the UC Davis Dairy to conduct pregnancy checks on our dairy cattle, and are currently looking for more opportunities to use our new educational tool. Ultrasound education is very important to veterinary students, and practice on this machine early in our veterinary education will allow our students to gain early exposure to ultrasonography and become proficient with ultrasound technology by their final year of veterinary school. These wet labs are essential to helping our students learn more about food animal medicine and preparing them for their careers. The UC Davis FARM Club exists to provide extracurricular learning and networking opportunities for students interested in production medicine. We believe in providing utmost care for animals, while working to ensure a healthy, wholesome and safe food supply to benefit the world. We have the unique responsibility to bring sound scientific evidence to our future clients and to educate the consuming public about the food they eat. This mission begins in school and continues throughout our careers as food animal practitioners. Michelle Sanborn, UCD AASRP Representative MELOXICAM FOR SMALL RUMINANTS - EDITORIAL I have been following the discussion on AASRP-L regarding meloxicam and wanted to make a couple comments relevant to the discussion. I have also had Dr. Coetzee review these comments and they conform with his opinion as well. 1) Along with Dr. Jen Schleining I just authored a chapter on pain management of small ruminants for the soon to be released Vet Clinics of North America issue edited by Dr. Coetzee on pain management in ruminants. I have copied the section regarding oral dosing of meloxicam below (reference numbers deleted): 6 Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 A study examining the comparative pharmacokinetics of meloxicam between sheep and goats determined that meloxicam is metabolized at different rates between the 2 species, with goats metabolizing the drug faster than sheep. The results of this study were not surprising, because it is known that goats have the ability to metabolize other drugs faster as a result of increased hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme activity. A single 0.5-mg/kg IV dose was used. The elimination half-life in sheep was determined to be 10.85 hours, whereas in goats, it was only 6.73 hours, but both species showed a similar small volume of distribution. That study extrapolated an effective concentration target of 0.73 mg/mL from previous published results in equines and concluded that meloxicam should be administered by the IV route every 12 hours in sheep and every 8 hours in goats to maintain levels considered to be analgesic. In a combined pharmacokinetic and efficacy study in goats in 2010, oral administration was found to have high bioavailability (79%) and a half-life of nearly 11 hours. Based on these data, once daily oral dosing at 0.5 to 1 mg/kg was recommended. In addition, in a small group of kids undergoing disbudding with cautery, half received daily IM injections of meloxicam at 0.5 mg/kg and half received placebo. There was a significant increase in comfort level in the first 24 hours after disbudding in the meloxicam-treated group. Another recent study evaluated the oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in sheep. These investigators found a bioavailability of 72% in sheep. Based on their pharmacokinetics a reasonable dosing for oral meloxicam in sheep is a loading dose of 2 mg/kg followed by oral daily administration at 1 mg/ kg. So based on this data we know that oral use in small ruminants has good bioavailability. The suggested 2 mg/kg loading dose followed by once daily dosing of 1 mg/kg PO is based on effective concentrations that have been determined in efficacy studies in other species. Beyond the efficacy study of the goats being described above we are not aware of other efficacy studies in small ruminants. 2) In other species meloxicam has been demonstrated to be Cox-2 selective. However, we know from some other studies that the Cox-2 selective nature of some NSAIDs is not conserved across all species. Therefore, we must be somewhat cautious saying that meloxicam is definitely Cox-2 selective in small ruminants without research to demonstrate that. 3) In terms of ELDU we agree that there are no NSAIDs labeled for “analgesia” in ruminants in the US. Therefore, we interpret the use of oral meloxicam to be an acceptable use according to the AVMA flow chart on ELDU. Here is how we progress through the flow chart (available on AVMA.org) i) Are we treating food animal - yes ii) Is there a drug labeled for food animals that meets the need - NO (at least not in US at this time - Canada is a different story but they have different regs) iii) Is there a drug labeled for food animals that could be used extralabel - NO (again, not at this time) iv) Is there a human drug or drug approved for non-food animals that could be used extralabel - YES, but here is the key to me. They do not distinguish human from non-food animal, they are on the same scale of the algorithm v) Is there adequate scientific data to use ELDU - YES (in my mind) vi) Use drug 4) I think we need to be very cautious making anecdotal assessments of pain mitigation. One major reason why we do not have any FDA labeled pain control drugs for ruminants is that there is not a validated method of pain assessment for these species. Ruminants are recognized as stoic species that do not tend to show overt signs of pain. Unlike humans where we can ask them to rate the pain, our patients cannot do this and with widely varying degrees of pain tolerance we need to be cautious in making subjective assessments. 5) A very wide range of different painful cases have been mentioned, ranging from chronic osteoarthritis to dog attacks. Just like in human medicine, any pain mitigation strategy needs to be tailored to the animal and the condition. In common with human medicine, a multimodal approach which uses drugs that work at different levels of the nociceptive pathway tends to provide better results than using a drug with a single mode of action. Furthermore, the level of pain that needs to be mitigated must be considered when selecting which drug to use. In my mind, some of the more severely painful situations discussed would be possible cases where more potent pain mitigation is necessary. For instance, I find dog attacks to often require opioids or CRIs to control the pain. Using meloxicam as the sole means of pain control in most of these animals may be similar to offering a severe car wreck human patient an aspirin. In our new VCNA chapter we discuss many of these other options if you are interested. 6) The topic of oral flunixin was brought up. Pharmacokinetics studies have demonstrated extremely variable pharmacokinetics of the flunixin oral products in ruminants. No published studies have evaluated the use of injectable flunixin given orally, however I think there are two things to consider here. First, that product is very tissue unfriendly and I have serious concerns about esophagitis and GI irritation due to the formulation of the injectable product. Secondly, using a product that is designed for an IV route by giving it orally is much more concerning to me that using a product that is designed for oral use and that we have good pharmacokinetics (ie. oral meloxicam). 7) FDA is on record telling us that they do not deem the IM route for injectable flunixin as a valid use under AMDUCA. Use of this product in such a manner is in direct opposition to the FDAs stated desires and I believe it carries more risk than using an oral product as described above. I should clarify as it may not be completely clear from this message that I am using a loading dose of 2 mg/kg once followed by once daily 1 mg/kg dosing in goats as well as sheep. In consultation with Dr Coetzee, the pharmacokinetic data from the goat study would argue for the higher end of that 0.51 mg/kg range they suggested when given orally. Lower doses are used when injected Paul J. Plummer, DVM PhD DACVIM (LAIM), Iowa State University, Ames IA Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 7 PRACTICE TIP from AASRP-L - Disposable Wineglass for Baerman Test http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/ vetmed/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=80163 1&sk=&date=&%0A%09%09%09&pag eID=2 Step 1: Place a 10 g or larger fecal sample in the center of a double layer of cheesecloth (from the cooking supply section of grocery stores) or gauze. Step 2: Wrap the edges around the fecal sample to make a pouch and secure it with the rubber band. Step 3: Pass a pencil, applicator sticks, or a similar object through the elastic band and suspend the pouch containing the fecal sample over the bowl of the wine glass. Step 4: Fill the wine glass completely with tepid tap water. Be sure not to let the corners of the fecal packet hang over the sides of the wine glass because they act as a wick for water. Step 5: Allow the glass to sit for at least eight hours and preferably overnight. Step 6: Remove the feces and discard. Step 7: Using a transfer pipette or 1 ml syringe with a needle attached, aspirate a small amount water from the very bottom of the hollow stem of the glass. Step 8: Place a few drops on a slide, add a cover slip, and examine the slide under a microscope. The slide can be scanned with the 4X objective lens for the presence of larvae, which can then be examined more closely at a higher power. Since the morphologic features of rapidly moving larvae can be hard to appreciate, place one or more drops of Lugol’s iodine solution at the edge of the cover slip. It will diffuse across the slide and kill the larvae in a straight position and also provide some staining to help visualize the larvae. Lugol’s iodine is widely available commercially. While this is for dogs and cats, it would work for goat feces as well. I would never have thought of using disposable wine glasses . Sandra Baxendell, Australia AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER G-6-S in Nubians Question: Has anyone heard of the G-6-S syndrome? Apparently there is a genetic test for this inherited problem? Answer 1: A mucopolysaccharidosis disease (G-6-S deficiency, Sanfilippo D syndrome) caused by a deficiency of N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphatase has been identified in Nubians and used as a model for the human disease. The main clinical sign is failure to grow and thus this genetic disease can be confused with numerous nutritional, infectious, and parasitic problems. Animals lack muscle mass and may have a compromised immune system. Some are deaf or blind. Some survive to breed. In a Michigan study, 25% of nearly 600 Nubian goats were found to be carriers of the trait. Testing 8 for G-6-S is done at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab in College Station, TX 979-845-3414 or 1-888-646-5623 for $36 to $42. http://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests_services/index.php Search caprine and molecular diagnostics. Mary Smith, Ithaca NY Answer 2: Go to the website <http://www.goatworld.com/articles/g6s. shtml#about> for probably the most common explanation of the defect by someone known as “Dagby Vidinsh”. The article above is the one that most goat producers will read. Since this is a simple Mendelian trait, homozygous individuals for G6S are affected and fortunately many do not survive to breed. Heterozygous carriers can transmit the trait but look normal. Certain popular Nubian bloodlines are known carriers and there is quite a difference in incidence based on the bloodlines common in an area. The defect was first described in Michigan and the DNA test was developed through testing Michigan Nubians. Both Nubian and Nubian crosses can be affected, but the defect does not occur in other breeds. Joan Bowen, Colorado AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Availability and Legality of Baycox® Question: I was wondering if any of you had experience using Baycox in alpacas for coccidia/E. Mac? One of my clients asked me about it and I was not familiar with the drug. I did call Bayer to get some info and they told me it was approved in Canada but not in the United States so I couldn’t get it anyways. Which brings me to my next question - if as a licensed and accredited veterinarian in the United States, I am not allowed to purchase Baycox, why can Light Livestock Equipment purchase and distribute Baycox to my clients???!!! Answer: I cannot speak to the efficacy of the drug, but my interpretation of the legalities is that there are a couple of points to make: 1. Drugs approved in other countries but not in the US cannot be used legally in the US (reference AMDUCA related to extralabel use, which says that unapproved drugs are not covered by AMDUCA, as well as the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, which in essence says that if you use a drug without an approval, it is illegal). 2. Channels of drug distribution issues are common sources of consternation and discussion in food animal veterinary groups. Why can prescription drugs be purchased over the counter in some areas? Why does one veterinarian get nailed for a residue caused by the farmer reading a label wrong, while driveby prescribers are given a pass? One of the big issues relates to jurisdiction, Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 that is, that drug distribution is regulated mainly at the state level by state boards of pharmacy, which are notoriously unfamiliar with veterinary issues. Another issue is that the resources for drug enforcement at the federal level by the FDA are scarce, and often focus more on FOOD issues than DRUG issues (at least by my personal assessment of actions taken). I’m sure there are other excuses, I mean, reasons, as well, but there it is. Not very satisfying, I know, but perhaps take heart in the fact that most ethical veterinarians agree that there are problems with the system that are not being adequately addressed. Virginia R. Fajt, Texas A&M University As for housing and fencing plans, two books that might be helpful (both available from Amazon) are Building Small Barns and Shelters by Monte Burch and Fences for Pasture and Garden by Gail Damerow. Unless they really want to increase their flock size, they might want to keep the building small if you have very cold winters. Another good resource is Premier Sheep Supply and they have a lot of educational materials about raising sheep on their site www.premier1supplies.com. A particularly helpful section in their “Guide to All Things Sheep” is a very good discussion about planning fencing before you build anything. Is there a reason why they purchased 5 rams for just 14 ewes? Are some of these this year’s ram lambs that could still be castrated? In my opinion, 5 rams is far too many to maintain for just 14 ewes and they may have fighting issues with this many males. There is considerable expense to maintaining ram power, and it may be much more economical for them to pick the two least related rams to the ewe flock, keep those two and sell the others. They could alternate using those two rams for 3-4 years before having to replace them and it would be much less expensive to replace the rams than to maintain 5 for several years. Probably not what they want to hear when they are so happy with their new sheep, but the cost to maintain 5 rams is considerable. Joan Bowen, Colorado AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Johne’s Disease websites AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Housing Plans for Sheep Question: I’m looking for resources for designing a small scale sheep handling facility. A new client has purchased a small flock (14 ewes and 5 rams) of Babydoll sheep to graze the grass of their vineyard. Owners and staff have no knowledge or experience with sheep. They currently have no handling facilities, but are planning to build a barn. I’d like to provide some design information. These sheep are small - ewes weigh ~75 lbs. Answer 1: For $12.00 at Midwest Publication Service < www.mwps.org> you can purchase “sheep housing and equipment handbook” which has been around for decades. They also have a publication on hoop housing for several species including sheep. At <www.extension.psu.edu/animals/ sheep> there are multiple references and you can use the search at the top right for “housing sheep” to get at least three PDF’s on sheep housing. And much more only for the cost of your own printing. B J Campbell, Montpelier, VA Answer 2: Before they go too far down this path, you might have them think about how many sheep they are going to maintain, where they plan to house them and how they are going to have them graze the vineyard. Are there any other vineyards in your area who are grazing sheep this way? I have to admit that I know people do it, but I don’t think that they can continuously run the sheep around the vines. They may have to have a series of lanes or alleys to move the sheep to and from the vineyard, but not plan for the sheep to be in the vineyard year round. Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 Question: I have a client with a small herd of goats. The owners purchased goats from various sources. Within a 2 week period, they lost 2 animals to Johne’s disease. The first was an aged Alpine/Nubian wether about 11 years old. He started losing weight and had intermittent diarrhea. He was positive to Johne’s via PCR on feces. He eventually became recumbent and I euthanized him. The second was a pygmy female about 10 years old. She became weak and died within 48 hours. I performed a post mortem. She tested positive to Johne’s by PCR on a fecal sample and intestinal lymph node. Acid fast organisms were observed in the lymph nodes. Both goats came from different sources. Is this just really bad luck? How transmissible is the disease in goats? I always assumed transmission would be harder than in cattle due to the consistency of the manure. The owner is now very paranoid about disease in the remaining goats. How effective is manure screening in adult goats? Answer 1: What about doing ELISA serology on the herd? Certainly, you will miss early infections, but you could find those which are probably shedding relatively quickly and cheaply and get them out of the herd, reducing contamination. Then, later, you could run ELISAs on periparturient dams’ colostrum which will enable you to identify possible at risk neonates. It is also a little more sensitive, as the dam concentrates her antibodies in the colostrum. You will need to find a lab that will willing to run colostrum. The U of Idaho’s Caine Center Lab is one that will run them. Contact Dr. Beth Mamer at 208-454-8657. Marie S. Bulgin, Caldwell ID Answer 2: Both you and your client would benefit from going to the <www. johnes.org> website and looking over the information there. Also, there is a handy pamphlet put out by the National Johne’s Education Initiative called “Johne’s Disease Q & A for Goat Owners” available from www. animalagriculture.org or 13570 Meadowgrass Drive, Suite 201, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921. A lot of the information and pictures in the pamphlet come from the johnes.org website, but it is nice to have on hand to give owners to have something to go back to and read as they get over the shock of the diagnosis. Joan Bowen, Colorado 9 Answer 3: Thanks Joan - that is a good site. Australia also has an online course for vets working with Johne’s disease for the Market Assurance Porgram for Johne’s disease. http://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au I found this article on line: Pithua, P. and N. S. Kollias (2012). “Estimated prevalence of caprine paratuberculosis in Boer goat herds in Missouri, USA.” Vet Med International 2012: 674085. The objective of this study was to estimate true animal-level and herdlevel prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) antibodies in Missouri Boer goat herds. Sera harvested from blood samples collected from goats >/=24 months of age in 25 Missouri Boer goat herds were tested for presence of MAP antibodies using a commercial ELISA kit. Herds were declared positive for MAP if one or more goats in the herd tested positive for MAP antibodies. True animal, within-herd, and between-herd prevalences were calculated using the Rogan-Gladen estimator and were 1.4% (95% CI = 0.1 to 3.6%), 3% (95% CI = 0 to 6%), and 54.7% (95% CI = 28.2 to 86.2%), respectively. Findings in this study confirmed that MAP infection is endemic in Missouri Boer goat herds. Sandra Baxendell, Australia AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Estimation of Fibrinogen Question: Yesterday I dropped off some goat blood at our local small animal clinic for a CBC / Chemistry. They were unable to run a fibrinogen because they do not have a precipitator. The vet there told me that he remembered hearing of a large animal vet who had a portable centrifuge in his truck. He would spin blood, heat it on something under the hood, then respin it for fibrinogen. Just wondering if anybody knows a cheap way to run a fibrinogen. Answer: You can compare the refractometer readings (total solids=total protein) from red top and purple top (EDTA) samples; the difference approximates fibrinogen. Ruedi Waelchli, University of Guelph ACT QUESTION AND ANSWER - Treatment of Endometritis in Camelids Question: On transrectal U/S, an alpaca with a history of “infertility” had a thickened uterine wall and free fluid. I need to culture her and I’m guessing do IU therapy . Is uterine cytology useful in camelids? I know this girl is most likely infected, but I am wondering about repeat breeders that show no abnormalities on ultrasound. Method of treatment? I’ve read about indwelling IU catheters, but I would think that would lead to pathogens getting entry into the uterus as well. Can they be treated like mares with a standard IU pipette? Duration of therapy? Is it 3-5 days as in the mare? I assume a smaller volume. Vaginal speculums - what are people using and can you do a uterine culture through a spec ? I have a size 7 glove, so can do most transrectal US, so am guessing I can pass a culture swab with digital guidance, but am still curious. Answer: Please no indwelling catheter! There are no controlled studies on diagnosis/treatment of endometritis in camelids. We all have adapted equine procedures to handle this (The wonders of Comparative Theriogenology). Cytology is very important; we use the equine cytobrush. If you want to take samples for bacteriology, use a double guarded swab , catheterize the cervix, take sample and leave the outer-guard to insert the cytobrush. That way you do not have to catheterize 10 the cervix twice (sometime complicated if the cervix becomes edematous). Do not use estrogen (as it has been recommend before) to “open” the cervix. Normal cervix should be easy to catheterize if the female has a follicle. Uterine biopsy is great! If you plan for it use a Turrel human rectal punch. We have been using approaches described by Dr. Michelle LeBlanc (TrisEDTA etc..) to get rid of biofilm. We have seen outbreaks of Pseudomonas endometritis in some herds. After treatment we use a modified Minimum contamination breeding technique to avoid recontamination. It is primarily based on limiting the duration of mating and sometimes pre-treating female with antimicrobials and anti-inflammatory drugs. All females handled this way receive GnRH for induction of ovulation. Ahmed Tibary, Pullman, WA AABP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Avoid Pour-on Cydectin in Goats Question: Anyone using cydectin pour on for cattle orally in goats? If so, at what dose? Answer 1: LOTS of people are doing it, but it is not good medicine. It was commonly done before the sheep drench was released. Those with more initials and more knowledge than I say emphatically that is should NOT be done now that we have an approved oral product at least for sheep, both for AMDUCA like reasons but also because we have no real data about absorption in goats of the pour on. I would refer you to Dr. Ray Kaplan at Georgia <[email protected]> who knows as much about this as anybody and way more than I. I have to stay on this soapbox for a moment. Moxidectin should not be used for goats except as a last resort. Be sure that ivermectin has lost its efficacy before switching to moxidectin. If you create resistance to moxidectin, you will have already made ivermectin useless. (Moxidectin and ivermectin work by the same mechanism, moxidectin is just a little more potent.) If ivermectin is no longer effective, moxidectin may continue to be effective for a short period of time before resistance develops. Emphasis on short, unless significant management changes are made. If this producer has lost ivermectin (and presumably the benzimidazoles) it is time to have a long educational discussion about parasite control, FAMACHA, grazing practices, multiple species, etc. rather than throwing some moxidectin at the parasites. Levamisole may be the drug of last resort, if you can find it, but resistance to it will develop, too. If they do go to moxidectin, it would be very important to monitor fecal egg count reduction, from the very first use. Joe Snyder, Portland, OR Answer 2: We might be about 5 years ahead of you down here in wormland. Cydectin pour-on orally doesn’t seem to work anymore around here in the Boer goats that need a salvage dewormer. We used it when we had nothing else and switched to the sheep drench form when it was available. We have tried to use it as a salvage, we tried to be real “cagey” about what we were using to keep from promoting its use. Once they picked it up on the internet everybody was doing it. Whether we like it or not, natural selection is quickly eliminating the goats without some natural resistance AND the producers that misused dewormers. Mark W. Hamrick, Lexington, NC AASRP-L QUESTION AND ANSWER Vaginal Prolapses and Ringwomb Question: A local farmer has about 75 cross-bred ewes (Hamp/Dorset/ Suffolk/misc.) He periodically adds stock from various places (Texas, Illinois, Connecticut...) This year he had a high rate of ringwomb and vaginal prolapses. The incidence was much higher in the newly introduced animals; he did not see a connection to age or parity; and only a few animals Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 * Not sure - but perhaps zearalenone mycotoxin? But sheep are pretty tolerant of it so just a suggestion. So I would agree with the suggestion from her friends that hay quality may be an issue. I have never seen a genetic issue - always management in my experience. Paula Menzies, Guelph, Ontario had both a prolapse and ringwomb. He corrected all of the prolapses himself with a retainer. He initially would also give them a dose of LA 200 but found that they would continue to strain. He started treating them with a sulfa drug, and the straining stopped and he did not have any lambing problems with the sulfa treated group. Any thoughts on what he’s dealing with? Answer 1: We all have questions, I think, about ringwomb. Especially, when it occurs in a group. I have often wondered if there isn’t some previous mineral or nutritional imbalance, but I have never been able to establish it. However, the continued straining after prolapsing could be due to bladder infections. I see that occasionally and have had the same experience using sulfa drugs versus tetracycline. I, too, have heard the connection with coccidia, but I don’t tend to believe it. The reason being that prior fecals, in a couple of my cases, have not indicated that the number of coccidia present should have been a problem. However, I have found bladder infections are usually present. It is certainly reasonable that they would have bladder infections, considering that the mouth of the urethra is exposed to the elements while the prolapse is hanging out. Having had bladder infections myself over the ages, they are definitely painful and will certainly make you strain. Sulfas are renown for being useful for bladder infections. Thus, I routinely use them when replacing prolapses and believe it makes a difference. I agree with the comments about short tail docks but also the propensity for prolapsing can be genetic. I bought a Dorset buck once long ago and over half of his ewe lambs prolapsed. I seldom experienced the problem before his acquisition. Needless to say, he didn’t stay in the flock. I do see one or two a year (we have about 250 ewes), usually in older ewes carrying triplets or more; another reason for prolapsing. I have to admit, though, that is related to poor management, when the hay they are being fed isn’t the best and they aren’t on any concentrate. If all of the prolapsing animals are newly purchased, it would be interesting to note whether they are related as well. Marie Bulgin, Caldwell ID Answer 2: In my experience, the following are the most important risk factors for a flock outbreak of vaginal prolapse: * Poor quality forage (large rumens, lots of fetuses and smaller body size when they lie down, vulva may open and vagina becomes irritated). May be worse in ewe lambs that are overconditioned with lots of abdominal fat. * Overcrowding at the feeders, lots of pushing and shoving at feeding time (anecdotal only) * Feeder design (use of feeders that require the animal to stand on tip-toe to reach in where hay is fed, e.g. cattle feeders) Much less commonly: * Red clover or disease-stressed alfalfa hay as 100% of diet - may contain phytoestrogens which may cause relaxation of the pelvic ligaments. Haven’t seen issues if fed at < 1/3 of hay fed though. Again anecdotal. Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 FLORFENICOL CONCENTRATIONS IN OVINE TEAR FLUID FOLLOWING INTRAMUSCULAR AND SUBCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND COMPARISON WITH THE MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATIONS AGAINST MYCOPLASMAL STRAINS POTENTIALLY INVOLVED IN INFECTIOUS KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS The intramuscular route will give substantially higher and more effective concentrations in tears. Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in sheep has been ascribed to agents such as Branhamella ovis and Chlamydia spp, but many papers suggest that Mycoplasma spp play a causal role. Mycoplasma conjunctivae is often isolated in outbreaks and pure cultures of the organism can reproduce the disease. Other species reported to be involved with keratoconjunctivitis include M. agalactiae and M. mycoides subsp. mycoides. Topical or parenterally administered tetracycline or oxytetracycline is used in severely affected animals to shorten the course of the disease because some antibiotics diffuse into the lacrimal fluid after parenteral administration. Another drug used to treat infectious keratoconjunctivitis in cattle is florfenicol, and this study was designed to evaluate its penetration into ovine tears after intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) administration. Nine healthy adult female Lacaune sheep were used, and each animal received florfenicol by the two routes of administration with at least a 1 week washout period between trials. The drug was given as a single dose of 20 mg/kg either IM in the right gluteal muscle or SC in the right flank. Blood (through a jugular catheter) and tear samples (using Schirmer tear strips) were collected at frequent intervals for 24 hours. The absorption rate of florfenicol was significantly higher for the IM than the SC route. An average Cmax of 6.2 ug/ml was reached in plasma in 55 min after IM administration, whereas the plasma Cmax was only 1.3 ug/ml, reached at 130 min after SC administration. Likewise, maximum florfenicol concentrations in tears were higher after IM (2.74 ug/ml) than SC (0.56 ug/ml) administrations The average concentration in tears over 24 hours was approximately 3 times higher after IM (0.70 ug/ml) compared with SC (0.22 ug/ml) administration. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of florfenicol were determined for multiple species and strains of mycoplasmas and ranged from 0.5 to 8 ug/ ml. Only the IM route had any chance of exceeding the MIC. The authors note that sheep clear florfenicol twice as fast from the plasma as cattle do and proposed that florfenicol could be administered at 40 mg/kg IM every 12 hours for microbiological effectiveness against most susceptible Mycoplasma spp. The article cites other papers that report relatively poor penetration of oxytetracyline into lacrimal fluid of sheep, with concentrations in tears reaching only 1/7 to 1/10 of the serum concentration. Still, oxytetracycline is reported to be quite efficacious for treating pinkeye in sheep. A. Regnier et al. AJVR 74:268-274, 2013 11 CESAREAN SECTION IN ALPACAS AND LLAMAS: 34 CASES (19972010) There was no apparent negative effect on future fertility or parturition. Dystocia occurs in only 1 to 5% of parturitions of South American camelids, and reportedly can be the result of abnormal fetal position or presentation, failure of cervical dilatation, uterine torsion, uterine inertia, and uterine rupture. Techniques for cesarean section have been well described, but the subsequent fertility of animals undergoing the surgery has not been previously reported. This paper is a retrospective study of alpacas and llamas undergoing cesarean section at 3 veterinary medical teaching hospitals (The Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Kansas State University) from January 1997 to July 2010, and includes 34 camelids. They were 2 to 12 years old with a median age of 5. Ten were primiparous, 16 multiparous, and 8 of unknown status. The stated reason for the surgery was uterine torsion (38%), malposition of the fetus (17.5%), inadequate cervical dilation (17.5%), vaginal stricture (6%), and one case each of uterine torsion with inadequate dilation of the cervix, failure to progress in stage 2 labor, unknown cause, fetopelvic disproportion, dead malformed fetus, owner-elected cesarean, and emergency terminal surgery in an animal after collision with a car. A vaginal examination was performed, with use of a 1 to 3 ml caudal coccygeal epidural injection of 2% lidocaine if straining was excessive, and enhanced by the use of a vaginal speculum. Fetal viability was assessed through manual palpation of fetal movement in 10 cases and transabdominal ultrasonography in 17 cases. The anesthesia technique used was sedation with IV butorphanol (0.1 mg/kg) and xylazine HCl (0.3 mg/ kg) plus a local block with 2% lidocaine (appropriate for field surgery) or with general anesthesia using sevoflurane or isoflurane in oxygen. Care should be taken to not exceed 2 mg/pound body weight of 2% lidocaine = 1 ml per 10 pound, to avoid lidocaine toxicity. The most common surgical approaches were left proximal lateral abdominal and ventral midline. Most crias are in the left horn, but care should be taken to avoid inadvertent incision into the spleen caudal to the last rib when performing a left lateral approach. Crias were encouraged to breath after delivery by vigorous rubbing with a towel and were given oxygen through nasal intubation. All 34 dams received antimicrobials, especially ceftiofur sodium (2.2 mg/kg SC q 12 h). Flunixin meglumine at 1.1 mg/kg IV or IM q 12 h was administered to 33 dams. With the thought that treatment might facilitate uterine involution or fetal membrane elimination, 26 animals were treated with cloprostenol (250 ug IM) on the day of surgery and oxytocin ( 5 to 10 IU IM) 2 to 4 times in a 12 hour period until the membranes were expelled). Of the 34 crias delivered via cesarean section, 20 were born alive and discharged from the hospital and 14 were born dead or died shortly after delivery. Fetal death was significantly associated with prolonged dystocia (greater than 6 hours before admittance to the hospital). Retained fetal membranes (> 6 hours) occurred in 30 dams, but a dead cria did not increase the risk of developing retained fetal membranes and most of these dams showed no systemic signs of illness while hospitalized. Major complications included incisional hernia, uterine prolapse, peritonitis and bacterial pneumonia with peracute sepsis; 3 animals died as a result of their complications. Of the 21 dams that were bred after cesarean section, 2 were unable to conceive and 19 became pregnant after a 2 to 6 month voluntary waiting period. Sixteen had at least one normal vaginal delivery with a live cria after the initial surgery. The authors believe that fetal survival could have been improved with more rapid intervention; any dam failing to progress in stage 2 labor and give birth within 20 minutes should be examined by a veterinarian without delay. B.A. Miller et al. JAVMA 242:670-674, 2013 12 GANGRENOUS MASTITIS CAUSED BY bacillus SPECIES IN SIX GOATS Culture and sensitivity is warranted, as resistance to cephalosporins may be encountered. The most common organism isolated from the udder of goats with gangrenous mastitis is Staphylococcus aureus, but in this series, a Bacillus species was isolated in pure culture from all 6 cases. Only one was identified to species level (B. cereus). The organism is considered to be ubiquitous in the environment, and factors predisposing the goat to mastitis remain unknown. The goats presented with an acute febrile response, inappetence, band neutrophils and hyperfibrinogenemia, believed to be due to endotoxemia. The affected udder half was swollen, enlarged and warm above but cool below a line of demarcation in the skin. The secretion from the affected half was initially blood-tinged. Penicillin and cephalosporins showed poor efficacy, and in 5 of the isolates from these goats resistance to at least one beta-lactam antimicrobial was demonstrated in the laboratory. All goats survived with intensive fluid therapy along with flunixin meglumine for its anti-inflammatory action. Five of the goats were treated systemically with extralabel oxytetracycline or florfenicol. The gangrenous portions of the mammary gland sloughed in 1 to 2 months (without requiring a surgical mastectomy), with eventual healing of the skin. Follow-up was available for 5 goats, all of which kidded successfully after the mastitis event, and 2 of them had production above herd average in the subsequent lactation. One goat became anemic to the point of requiring a blood transfusion, possibly the result of a hemolysin produced by the Bacillus although hemoglobinuria was not observed. V. Mavangira et al. JAVMA 242:836-843, 2013 EVALUATION OF SERUM TRACE MINERAL, VITAMIN D, AND SEX STEROID HORMONE CONCENTRATION, AND SURVEY DATA IN LLAMAS AND ALPACAS WITH METACARPOPHALANGEAL AND METATARSOPHALANGEAL HYPEREXTENSION Serum zinc was higher but serum copper and sex steroids did not vary when compared with controls. Hyperextension of the fetlock joints can affect camelids of any age and can lead to degenerative joint disease and decreased ambulation. A previous study identified low liver copper and high serum zinc in affected camelids but these differences were not significant when only adult llamas were compared. A follow-up study in juvenile llamas revealed high serum molybdenum and low liver cobalt. The current study used serum samples from 79 llamas (46 affected and 33 control, usually from the same farm as an affected animal) and 15 alpacas (4 affected and 11 control). Additionally surveys were sent to 170 llama and alpaca owners in the Pacific Northwest, with a 35% response rate. Owner surveys were completed for 57 of the 94 animals from which serum was submitted. Despite similar mineral supplementation practices between affected and control animals, an association of higher serum zinc and iron concentrations was found in affected animals. Serum copper concentrations were not significantly different between affected and unaffected camelids (but may not be as accurate as liver concentrations.) Nor were differences found for serum manganese, molybdenum, selenium or cobalt. The association with high serum zinc remained in adults when they were analyzed separately but no differences remained for juvenile animals. Unexpectedly, vitamin D concentrations were significantly higher in affected camelids than in unaffected controls (especially July to December) but coat color had not been recorded and hence this possibly Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 confounding factor could not be evaluated. When segregated by sex, no significant differences were found in testosterone, estradiol, or progesterone concentrations. The owner survey covered 573 llamas and 399 alpacas and revealed that llamas were significantly more likely to develop hyperextension of the fetlocks (13.3%) than alpacas (0.7%). Most (93%) of the owners supplemented all animals with trace minerals, and no differences were detected in management factors between affected and unaffected animals. The median age of onset was 10 years, and only 10% of animals initially developed the condition as juveniles (<4 years). Forelimbs were mainly affected (80%), followed by all 4 limbs (19%). Signs worsened over time in 60% of animals. Related animals (siblings, offspring, sire or dam) were known to be affected for 29% of affected animals, whereas 20% did not have affected relatives and relationship was unknown for 51%. Most owners did not see any improvement with treatment though 2 thought that weight loss resulted in improvement and one animal treated with homeopathy was believed by the owner to have improved. Even if the association with higher serum zinc (still within the reference range) is real, the source of the zinc (increased consumption of mineral or contact with galvanized fencing, or feed or water tubs or increased absorption) remains unknown. S.A. Semevolos et al. AJVR 74:48-52, 2013 EFFECT OF EXPOSING RAMS TO A FEMALE STIMULUS BEFORE SEMEN COLLECTION ON RAM LIBIDO AND SEMEN QUALITY Effects of teasing were minimal and did not persist when semen was collected for multiple days. False mounts and physical restraint of the dairy bull before semen collection have been shown to increase the production of sperm. It would be helpful when performing artificial insemination to increase the sperm produced by rams per ejaculate, as only 10 to 15 breeding units are obtained per ejaculate when used for cervical insemination (200 million sperm per dose) and fewer than 100 doses per ejaculate when used for laparoscopic AI (<50 million sperm per dose). In a first experiment, 5 control rams were exposed to the sight and smell of a ewe not in estrus for 1 hour before being collected with an artificial vagina using a ewe in estrus as a mount. The procedure was repeated for 5 consecutive days. The other two treatment groups, 6 rams each, used exposure for 1 hour to a ewe brought into estrus with the aid of a vaginal sponge and injection of 400 IU of equine chorionic gonadotropin, followed by collection of semen off the same or a novel ewe in estrus. There was no effect of treatment on the ram’s reaction time or number of mounts before ejaculating into the artificial vagina. Treatment did not affect semen volume, but a lower volume was collected on day 5 for all treatments. On the first day of the experiment teasing with a ewe in estrus (by either technique) resulted in increased semen concentration and sperm numbers when compared with use of the teaser ewe not in estrus, but the effect did not persist for the remainder of the trial. In a second experiment, the ram was placed in a pen with a ewe for 15 minutes (not in estrus = control, in estrus and the same ewe used during collection, or in estrus and a novel estrous ewe used to collect semen). The teaser ewe’s vulva was covered with an apron to prevent intromission. This experiment was repeated for 4 consecutive days. There was no effect of treatment on reaction time, number of times the ram mounted before ejaculating or total sperm numbers. The semen volume was increased for the first collection day of the series by teasing with the ewe in estrus. Thus use of a teaser ewe before collection is attempted is of minimal benefit with rams. A.G. Fahey et al. J Animal Science 90:3451-3456, 2012 Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 MODIFIED EAR CANAL ABLATION AND LATERAL BULLA OSTEOTOMY FOR MANAGEMENT OF OTITIS MEDIA IN AN ALPACA The surgery preserved the external ear while supplying drainage to the middle ear. Otitis media in camelids is believed to usually arise from an ascending respiratory infection (up the Eustachian tube) rather than from extension of an otitis externa. The anatomy of the ear canal and bulla makes examination and treatment difficult. The osseous canal of the external acoustic meatus has a sigmoid shape which makes otoscopic examination impossible without the use of an endoscope. The acute angle of the ear canal and a multicompartmental tympanic bulla prevent thorough lavage of the horizontal ear canal in the standing animal. The patient in this case study was an 11-week-old female alpaca with a 2 week history of discharge from the right ear, right ear droop, head shaking, right head tilt, weight loss, and melting corneal ulcer. Radiographs revealed increased opacity of the right tympanic bulla and petrous temporal bone. Computed tomography confirmed a thickened and sclerotic right bony tympanic bulla with soft tissue attenuating material in the right bulla and ear canal. A subtotal ear canal ablation (preserving the uninvolved external pinna) and a lateral bulla osteotomy (LBO) were performed under general anesthesia, using a modification of a technique reported for dogs. A 5 cm vertical skin incision was made overlying the vertical ear canal, beginning just ventral to the tragus, and continuing cranioventrally. The proximal portion of the vertical canal and the horizontal canal were dissected free and removed, exposing the external acoustic meatus. The facial nerve was gently retracted and an air-driven burr was used to enlarge the external acoustic meatus and perform a LBO through the honeycomb-like bone of the ventral bulla. The bulla was lavaged and suctioned and an 0.25 inch Penrose drain was placed in the tympanic bulla, exiting the skin through a 1 cm incision below the primary incision, which was subsequently closed. The right eye was then enucleated. Analgesia was maintained postoperatively with a morphine, lidocaine, ketamine CRI and a 50 ug/h fentanyl patch. Flunixin meglumine (0.5 mg/kg bid), potassium penicillin (22,000 U/k IV q 6 h) and enrofloxacin (5 mg/kg IV bid) were administered along with pantoprazole (1 mg/kg IV once daily) for ulcer prophylaxis. The drain was removed after 48 hours and the fentanyl patch after 3 days. The surgery site healed uneventfully and the head tilt gradually improved. Ten months after surgery the head tilt was totally resolved although the right ear was not held fully erect. The animal was believed to be doing exceptionally well and had been returned to its herd. J. P. Sumner et al. Vet Surgery 41:273-277, 2012 NEUROLOGICAL CAUSES OF DIAPHRAGMATIC PARALYSIS IN 11 ALPACAS (VICUGNA PACOS) Suspect this condition if the abdominal muscles of the dyspneic animal contract inwards on inspiration. A review of the records at the veterinary teaching hospitals at Colorado State and Washington State Universities from January 2000 to December 2009 disclosed 11 juvenile alpacas with confirmed bilateral paralysis of the diaphragm. The six females and 5 intact males were 2 to 12 months old when they presented for signs of respiratory distress or labored breathing. They were all tachypneic with 48 -72 breaths per minute (normal range 15-35) and some were cyanotic or open mouth breathing. Additionally, 4 were ataxic and 4 were extremely thin. Changes in CBC and serum chemistry were minimal, though 5 were hyperglycemic. Fibrinogen and globulin concentrations were within normal limits for all 11 alpacas. Arterial blood gas samples were obtained from the medial saphenous vein of 7 animals; 6 were hypercapneic and all 7 were hypoxemic. Intranasal oxygen supplementation did not improve the PCO2, PO2, or respiratory pattern. Selenium was within reference range for 8 of 9 alpacas tested, while serum vitamin E levels were low on 3 of 9 animals (all from Colorado). Various serologic, culture, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and PCR diagnostic tests were performed on different alpacas, with mostly 13 negative results. Lateral and dorsoventral thoracic radiographs were obtained on 9 alpacas. Radiographic signs were consistent with pulmonary atelectasis in 3 and interstitial pneumonia in 5, while 1 alpaca had cranial displacement of the diaphragm. Thoracic fluoroscopy was performed on 8 alpacas and demonstrated findings consistent with bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis, as there was minimal to absent cranio-caudal movement (one-half of a vertebral body) of the diaphragmatic crura. Fluoroscopy in sternal recumbency caused minimal respiratory distress to the animals. None of the alpacas appeared to improve with any medical therapy while hospitalized. The onset of clinical signs to death or euthanasia in 6 alpacas averaged 26 days with a range of 2–68 days. No signs of inflammation or infectious organisms were noted on necropsy of 6 alpacas. Distal axonal degeneration of 1 or both phrenic nerves was observed in all 6 alpacas. Four also showed myelin degeneration of the distal phrenic nerves. Two alpacas had spinal cord lesions as well as phrenic nerve degeneration and 2 alpacas had degenerative lesions of only the phrenic nerve or multiple nerves. Reports in humans, dogs, and horses describe similar degenerative lesions. Moderate to severe myofiber atrophy was widespread in diaphragmatic muscles of 2 alpacas and multifocal, mild, nonsuppurative perivascular myositis was seen in 1 of these. No etiologic agent was identified. Of the 5 alpacas that were discharged from the hospital, 1 died 2 weeks later while the other 4 (none of which had been ataxic) slowly returned to normal respiration over 4 to 6 months. Vitamin E supplementation might have been helpful in these cases. S Byers et al. J Vet Internal Med 25:380-385, 2011 AN OUTBREAK OF TUBERCULOSIS IN LLEYN SHEEP IN THE UK ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL SIGNS Tuberculosis can be easily confused with caseous lymphadenitis, and acid-fasts may be scarce. Few reports of Mycobacterium bovis infection in sheep have been published, and most lesions have been detected at slaughter inspection or as incidental findings at necropsy. This report from England concerns a flock of 220 ewes and 7 rams of the Lleyn breed. There were no cattle on the farm but active badger sets were present. [Badgers are often infected with tuberculosis in the UK.] Some ewes had shown marked, unexplained weight loss and illthrift since 2004, but the local slaughterhouse reported no problems with the sheep on meat inspection. In 2008, possible trace mineral deficiencies were addressed, with no improvement in flock health. The next year necropsy of three thin ewes by the flock’s veterinary surgeon showed enlarged purulent mediastinal lymph nodes in all ewes, and enlarged mesenteric nodes in one ewe. CLA was suspected, but routine bacteriology of affected lymph nodes did not yield Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. In October 2009, eight blood samples collected from ewes with illthrift were negative for CLA antibody by ELISA test. In early November two ewes were submitted to a government laboratory. Postmortem findings included multiple lung abscesses and caseous/purulent lesions in liver, spleen, hepatic, inguinal and mesenteric nodes Routine cultures, Ziehl-Neelsen smears and Gram preparations failed to identify any causative organisms. Histopathological examination revealed a chronic, pyogranulomatous pneumonia, lymphadenitis and hepatitis. Mineralization, plasma cells and giant cells featured in the histopathology. Ziehl Neelsen stains of the sections did not show any acid-fast bacteria. CLA antibody tests on thin ewes in the flock were again negative. A further three thin, 2-4 year old ewes were submitted for necropsy and this time rare acid-fast organisms were identified by acid-fast stain in the lesions of mineralized lymph nodes and purulent pneumonia. Mycobacterial cultures of lesioned tissues yielded M. bovis of the local spoligotype. The flock was then tested with a comparative tuberculin test, using intradermal M. avium on one inner thigh and M. bovis on the other. Initially 23 reactors were found, and these were culled; 20 showed gross lesions. After 4 flock tests at 2 month intervals all remaining sheep were negative on tuberculin testing and movement restrictions were lifted. The owner reported that the sheep were in far better body condition than they had been in the previous 4 or 5 years. Many color photographs are included in the report. GM van der Burgt et al. Vet Record 172(3):69, 2013 14 HYDROPS FOETALIS WITH PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA IN CHEVIOT AND CHEVIOT-TEXEL CROSS-LAMBS Fluid filled lambs can cause dystocia and may have a genetic etiology. Fetal hydrops is an excess accumulation of fluid subcutaneously and in the body cavities. This short communication describes a cluster of fetal hydrops cases in Cheviot and Cheviot cross lambs on one farm in England. Five lambs were born with severe generalized edema, and all 5 were delivered by cesarean section. In addition to the subcutaneous fluid and accumulation of fluid in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, the lungs appeared small. No lymph nodes were apparent on gross exam, but lymphatics and lymph nodes are difficult to detect in unstimulated ovine fetuses. A review of the literature suggests that fetal hydrops is often a genetic defect in sheep. In the current case, the three lambs affected the first year had the same grandsire while the 2 lambs with the problem the following year had the same sire. An underlying infectious, toxic, or nutritional etiology was not detected. In particular, there was no evidence of Schmallenberg virus or exposure to poisonous plants. Reported causes of fetal hydrops in humans include immune mediated erythroblastosis (Rhesus factor) and nonimmune causes such as placental or umbilical cord disorders, hematological disorders, infections, chromosomal abnormalities, tumors and congenital anomalies. Cardiovascular defects, including myocarditis, are reported to be the commonest cause in humans (21 per cent), with 5.7 per cent due to lymphatic dysplasia. C Alleaume et al. Vet Record 171(25):646, 2012 CLINICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN LAMBS AFFECTED BY ‘SALIVARY ABOMASUM DISEASE’ Young lambs are weak and lethargic, with abdominal distension but no diarrhea, in a condition that resembles floppy kid disease. In Greece, lambs and kids aged three to 17 days old frequently develop a disease termed salivary abomasum disease. The condition is characterized by lethargy, absence of suckling, hind limb weakness, increasing abomasal/abdominal distension, dehydration and frequent lying down, often close to a water trough. Without treatment, the condition progresses to lateral recumbency with abdominal pain, bruxism and death within one to four days. Profuse salivation (typical of watery mouth, an E. coli condition in younger lambs) is not a feature at any stage of the disease. At necropsy, the abomasum is distended with gas and saliva along with mixed milk clots. Additionally, multiple small abomasal hemorrhages with blood clots (‘coffee grains’) are visible on both the serosal and mucosal surfaces. This is a report of 37 lambs presented alive and subsequently euthanized and 24 other lambs submitted dead. The lambs were 3 to 17 days old, with a median age of 6 days. No treatments had been given other than tube feeding milk if the lamb had been noted to be inappetent. None of the lambs showed signs of other diseases such as diarrhea, polyarthritis, meningitis, hepatic necrobacillosis, respiratory infection or omphalitis Nephrosis was diagnosed grossly because of pale yellow to brown kidneys in 13 lambs and as acute tubular nephrosis histololgically in 11 lambs. The pH of the abomasal contents ranged from 1 to 2.8. No Sarcina-like or clostridial organisms were detected in the abomasum on histology, though mild to moderate inflammatory cell infiltrates were often present, and anaerobic cultures were negative. No hemorrhages were found in the intestines, and the condition is known to occur in flocks that are well vaccinated against clostridial diseases. Normal plasma protein concentrations in the lambs submitted alive ruled out failure of passive transfer. There are many similarities between the condition seen in these lambs and ‘floppy kid disease’, a metabolic acidosis without dehydration. Further work is needed to clarify the acid-base status of lambs with salivary abomasum disease. Anecdotally, oral sodium bicarbonate has successfully treated some affected lambs. G. Christodoulopoulos et al. Vet Record 172(4):100, 2013 Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 2013 AASRP BOARD OF DIRECTORS – VOTING BALLOT Vote only for the director of the district in which you reside. After making your selection, check the box adjacent to the nominee and sign on the signature line to validate. Ballots must be received by May 31st. Please return your ballot to the management office by faxing to 334/270-3399, by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to the address at the bottom of the page. (Affiliate, Associate and Student Members are not eligible to cast a vote.) Director, Region 2 (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario) Susan Myers DVM, graduated from Michigan State University in 1998, is a mixed animal practitioner and partner at West Michigan Veterinary Services in addition to being certified in veterinary acupuncture. She provides medical and surgical care for sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, dogs, cats, and dairy cattle, with a special interest in small ruminant reproduction, especially alpacas and sheep. She currently serves on the AASRP membership committee, participates in the Michigan State University practice based ambulatory program for students, is active in her local 4H and raises Suffolk sheep as club lambs. Write-In: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Director, Region 4 (Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada, British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territory) Elizabeth Hardy DVM, is a private practitioner in a mixed animal practice outside of Seattle, WA. She is a recent graduate from Western University of Health Sciences in 2011 and is living her dream of providing both mobile and clinic based mixed animal medicine. Before veterinary school, she worked with a large alpaca farm in her hometown of St. Louis, MO and then went to work for several years with sheep at Colorado State University in orthopedic research. Her love of small ruminants and camelids carried her through vet school and to start the large animal portion of the practice she joined after graduation. Her interests include small ruminant disease management in the small family farm, education for farmers and families, potbelly pigs, and geriatric care of small ruminants and camelids. Write-In: _________________________________________________________________________________________ President Elect Patty B. Scharko, DVM, MPH, DACVPM is the field/extension veterinarian in Clemson Livestock Poultry Health animal health programs for beef cattle and small ruminants, foreign animal disease diagnostician (FADD), designated scrapie epidemiologist for South Carolina and professor at Clemson University. DVM from UGA 1983, MPH from UNC-Chapel Hill 1989, and Diplomate of American College of Preventive Medicine 1994. Write-In: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Ballots will be counted on May 31, 2013, and announced at the 2013 AASRP Annual Membership Meeting in Chicago, IL during the AVMA Convention in July. Results will also be posted in the next issue of Wool & Wattles. Thank you for your participation in this very important process! Signature: _______________________________________________________________________ Region/State:____________ Please Print Your Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ AASRP • P.O. Box 3614 • Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334/517-1233 • Fax: 334/270-3399 • Email: [email protected] 2013 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SMALL RUMINANT PRACTITIONERS Held In Conjunction With The Avma Annual Convention July 19-23 At Mccormick Place® West Building 2301 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60616 Membership Meeting Will Be Held Monday, July 22, 2013 At 12:00 (Noon) Room Tbd Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 15 GEORGE McCONNELL AWARD George McConnell was an enthusiastic supporter of the Intermountain Veterinary Meeting (now Western Veterinary Conference) and of the American Association of Sheep and Goat Practitioners (now AASRP). He was vice-president of the H.C. Burns Company (now Butler Veterinary Supply). By his support, a fledgling association took root and grew to what we have today. This award embraces his foresight, work, support, and his fun-loving enthusiastic desire for education of small ruminant veterinarians. The purpose of this award is to recognize the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners member who exemplifies the ideals and dedication of George McConnell and who has given extraordinary service to both the association and small ruminant practice. Nomination Procedure. Nominations are due May 31st, to the management office of AASRP. Nominations are reviewed for appropriate criteria and forwarded to the Board of AASRP for selection of recipient. The president will seek approval from the board of directors. By nature of this being a prestigious award it may not be awarded every year. The Award. The award is an individualized engraved myrtlewood plaque that is created in Salem, Oregon. The presentation of this award will be given at the AASRP Annual Membership Meeting. Listed below, are the criteria required for consideration: 1) List educational history 2) List description of and percent of veterinary work devoted to small ruminant species 3) List description of involvement in the AASRP organization 4) List description of involvement in other veterinary organizations 5) List offices that have been held in organized veterinary medicine 6) List contributions to veterinary medicine and other small ruminant industries 7) List description of involvement in community service 8) List any awards that indicate service to others Nominee: _____________________________________________________________________________ Submitted by: ____________________________________________________ Date:_________________ Nominations may be submitted by fax, email or by mail. Please make sure all required documentation is attached or enclosed with your nomination form. American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners P.O. Box 3614 Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334/517-1233 • Fax: 334/270-3399 Email: [email protected] 16 Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 Dr. Donald E. Bailey Practitioner of the Year Award Dr. Don Bailey set the standard for small ruminant practitioners. He loved being a veterinarian, servant of the community, teacher of youth and of colleagues, giver of time, talents and laughter, and above all a wise parent and loving spouse. Our association is better because Don put his stamp on it. We therefore give this award, named in his honor, to recognize the AASRP Small Ruminant Practitioner of the Year. Nomination Procedure. Nominations are due May 31st, to the management office of AASRP. Nomi nations are reviewed for appropriate criteria and forwarded to the board of AASRP for selection of the recipient. The Award. The award will be an etched glass bowl. The glass represents clearness of purpose and transparency of greatness, the bowl represents a reservoir for values necessary for success. The presen tation of this award will be given at the AASRP Annual Membership Meeting. Listed below, are the criteria required for consideration: 1) Must be a member in good standing of AASRP 2) Must be a member of his or her national veterinary association 3) Must be a member of AASRP for at least 10 years 4) List recipient’s work, must involve at least one species of small ruminants 5) List offices that have been held in organized veterinary medicine 6) Must have involvement in community service 7) List awards and recognitions received 8) List small ruminant involvement 9) List mentoring activities 10) List why you have nominated this individual Nominee: _____________________________________________________________________________ Submitted by: _____________________________________________Date:_________________________ Nominations may be submitted by fax, email or by mail. Please make sure all required documentation is attached or enclosed with your nomination form. American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners P.O. Box 3614 Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334/517-1233 • Fax: 334/270-3399 Email: [email protected] Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 17 AASRP Board of Directors Director, Region 1 President Dr. William P. Shulaw Dr. Joan Bowen Veterinary Extension 5036 E County Rd. 60 4030 Alton Darby Creek Rd. Wellington, CO 80549 Hilliard, OH 43026 Phone: 970.568.3613 Phone: 614-292-9453 Cell: 970.217.0447 Fax: 614-292-4142 [email protected] [email protected] Term: 7/11 – 7/13 Term: 7/12 – 7/14 President Elect Director, Region 2 Dr. Joan Dean Rowe Dr. Patty B. Scharko 24580 Cache Street PO Box 102406 Capay, CA 95607 Columbia, SC 29224-2406 Phone: 530.752.0292 Phone: 803-788-2269 x290 Fax: 530.752.4278 [email protected] [email protected] Term: 7/11 – 7/13 Term: 7/11 – 7/13 Immediate Past President Dr. Jim Fallen 9300 Guadalupe Trail NW Albuquerque, NM 87114 Phone: 505.897.3787 Fax: 505.898.8402 [email protected] Term: 7/11 – 7/13 Director, Region 3 Dr. Clifford Shipley University of Illinois, CVM 1008 West Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] Term: 7/12 – 7/14 Director, Region 4 Dr. Annika M. Rogers 5520 S W Cherry Ave Corvallis, OR 97333 Phone: 541-602-2062 [email protected] Term: 7/11 – 7/13 Secretary Dr. William P. Shulaw (See Director, Region 1) Treasurer Dr. Patty B. Scharko (See Director, Region 2) AVMA Delegate Dr. Paul Jones Woodburn Vet Clinic 225 South Pacific Highway Woodburn, OR 80634 Home: 503.982.2421 Cell: 503.982.2425 [email protected] 2009-2017 AVMA Alternate Delegate Dr. Joan Bowen 2009-2017 Management Headquarters Franz Management P. O. Box 3614 Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334/517-1233 Fax: 334/270-3399 Email: [email protected] Executive Director Dr. Brad Fields Cell: 334/521-2502 Email: [email protected] AASRP Representation for AVMA Offices & Committees Executive Board Dr. Michael Whitehair (2012-2013) AVMA Delegate Dr. Paul Jones (2009-2017) Alternate Dr. Joan S. Bowen (2009 – 2017) Legislative Advisory Committee Dr. Seyedmehdi Mobini (2011 – 2014) Alternate Dr. Kelly Still Brooks (2011 – 2014) Committee on Environmental Issues Dr. Grant Seaman (2012 - 2015) Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee Andrea Mongini (2010-2013) Alternate Dr. Jonathan Bergmann (2011 – 2014) Animal Agriculture Liaison Committee Dr. Jeanne M. Rankin (2005 – 2014) Alternate Dr. Amy Robinson (2008-2014) Food Safety Advisory Committee Dr. Joan Bowen (2007-2015) Alternate Dr. Donald Rings (2012-2013) Animal Welfare Committee Dr. Joe Snyder (2007-2013) Alternate Dr. Peregrine Wolff (2007-2013) Committee on Disaster & Emergency Issues Dr. Grant Seaman (2012-2015) AASRP Committee Chairs • • • • • 18 Nomination – Dr. Paul Jones Continuing Education – Dr. Joan Rowe College Liaison – Dr. Jim Fallen Governance – Dr. Paul Jones Membership – Dr. Annika Rogers • • • • Budget & Finance – Dr. Patty Scharko Student Educational Opportunities – Dr. Cindy Wolf Sam Guss Fund – Dr. Cindy Wolf Public Relations – Dr. Michelle Kutzler Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 AASRP VETERINARY COLLEGE LIAISONS Auburn University Misty Edmonson, DVM 1500 Wire Road Auburn, AL 36849 Ph: 334-844-4490 Fax: 334-844-4368 [email protected] Colorado State University David Van Metre, DVM, DACVIM Associate Professor Animal Population Health Inst. CVM and Biomedical Sciences Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1678 Ph: 970-297-1299 Fax: 970-297-1275 [email protected] Cornell University Mary C. Smith, DVM Ambulatory/Prod Med Box 29 NYS College of Vet Med Ithaca, NY 14853 Ph: 607-253-3140 [email protected] Iowa State University Paul J. Plummer, DVM PhD DACVIM College of Veterinary Medicine 2426 Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center Ames, IA 50011 Ph: 515-294-8522 [email protected] Kansas State University Patricia A. Payne, DVM, PhD Department of Diagnostic Medicine/ Pathobiology College of Vet Medicine 1600 Denison Ave. Manhattan KS 66506 - 5600 Ph: 785-532-4604 [email protected] Louisiana State University Marjorie S. Gill, DVM Vet Teaching Hospital & Clinics Skip Bertman Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Ph: 225-578-9574 [email protected] Michigan State University Judy Marteniuk, DVM, MS 736 Wilson Road East Lansing, MI 48824-1314 Ph: 517-353-9710 Cell: 517-712-0506 [email protected] Mississippi State University Sherrill Fleming, DVM Associate Professor Food Animal Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Box 6100 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Ph: 662-325-2198 [email protected] North Carolina State University Kevin L. Anderson, DVM, PhD Dept of Food Animal Health and Resource Management CVM 4700 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27606 Ph: 919-513-6245 Fax: 919-513-6464 [email protected] [email protected] Ohio State University Michael Rings, DVM 601 Vernon Tharp Drive Columbus, OH 43210 Ph: 614-292-6661 [email protected] Oklahoma State University Lionel Dawson, DVM Oklahoma State University Boren Vet Med Teaching Hosp Farm Road Stillwater, OK 74078 Ph: 405-744-8584 [email protected] Oregon State University Michelle Kutzler, DVM, PhD, DACT Dept. of Animal Sciences 312 Withycombe Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-6702 Ph: 541-737-1401 Fax: 541-737-4174 [email protected] Purdue University A.N. (Nickie) Baird, DVM, MS Diplomate ACVS Associate Professor Large Animal Surgery Dept. of Vet. Clinical Science 625 Harrison St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026 Ph: 765-494-8548 Fax: 765-496-2641 [email protected] University of Georgia Lisa Williamson, DVM UGA College of Vet Medicine Large Animal Department 1810 Clotfelter Rd. Athens, GA 30622 Ph: 706-542-9323 [email protected] University of Illinois Clifford F. Shipley, DVM, DACT Assistant Director, AACUP College of Veterinary Medicine 1008 W. Hazelwood Dr. Urbana, IL 61802 Ph: 217-333-2479 Fax: 217-333-7126 Cell: 217-493-2958 [email protected] University of Minnesota Cindy Wolf, DVM 225 VMC, 1365 Gortner Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 Cell: 507-450-5453 Ph: 612-625-1780 Fax: 612-625-6241 [email protected] University of Missouri Dusty W. Nagy, DVM Assistant Teaching Professor Food Animal Medicine & Surgery 900 E. Campus Drive Columbia, MO 65211 Ph: 573-882-6857 [email protected] Texas A & M University Virginia Fajt, DVM, PhD, DACVCP Clinical Assistant Professor 326-C VMA Dept. of Vet. Physiology & Pharmacology Hwy. 60, VMA Bldg., MS 4466 College Station, TX 77843 Ph: 979-845-7299 Fax: 979-845-6544 [email protected] University of Pennsylvania Marie-Eve Fecteau, DVM Diplomate ACVIM-LA Asst. Professor for Food Animal Medicine and Surgery New Bolton Center 382 W. Street Rd. Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ph: 610-925-6208 Fax: 610-925-8100 [email protected] Tufts University Sandra L. Ayres, DVM 200 West Borough Rd. North Grafton, MA 01536 Ph: 508-839-7956 x 84605 [email protected] University of Tennessee VACANT Tuskegee University VACANT University of California Joan Dean Rowe, DVM Vet Medical Teaching Hospital 24580 Cache St. Capay, CA 95607 Ph: 530-752-0292 [email protected] University of Florida Fiona Maunsell, PhD, MS, BVSc, DACVIM Large Animal Clinical Sciences-FARMS University of Florida-CVM 2015 SW 16th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32610 Ph: 352-294-4077 Fax: 352-392-7551 [email protected] Wool&Wattles January-March 2013 University of Wisconsin-Madison Sheila McGuirk, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVIM School of Veterinary Medicine 2015 Linden Drive West Madison, WI 53706 Ph: 608-263-4437 [email protected] Virginia/Maryland Regional CVM D. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD Professor, Pathology & Genetics Dept. of Biomedical Sciences 100 Duckpond Drive Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Ph: 540-231-4805 Fax: 540-231-6033 [email protected] Western University of Health Sciences Spring K. Halland, DVM, CVA, DACVIM Assistant Professor, Large Animal Internal Medicine Western Univ of Health Sciences College of Vet Medicine 309 E. 2nd Street Room 248 BVCC Pomona, CA 91766-1854 Ph: 909-469-5626 [email protected] FOREIGN COLLEGE LIAISONS Ross University Jerry Roberson, DVM Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 334 Basseterre, St Kitts Ph: 732-898-0065 Ph: 869-4645-4161 ext 1436 [email protected] University of Guelph Paula Menzies, MPVM Associate Professor Ruminant Health Management Group Ontario Veterinary College Guelph, Ontario CANADA N1G 2W1 [email protected] University of Montreal Pascal, Dubreuil Faculte de medicine veterinaire 3200 Sicotte St-Hyacinthe PQ J2S 7C6 Ph: 450-773-8521 x8266 Fax: 450-778-8101 Email: [email protected] University of Prince Edward Island Jeffrey Wichtel, BVSC PhD DipACT Associate Professor Chairman, Dept of Health Mgt Atlantic Veterinary College 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island CANADA C1A 4P3 [email protected] University of Saskatchewan Lyall Petrie, BVMS, MRCVS Dept of Lg Animal Clinical Sciences Western College of Vet Medicine 52 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5B4 Ph: 306-966-7087 Fax: 306-966-7174 [email protected] NOTE TO STUDENT: If you cannot reach your liaison contact please contact [email protected] Washington State University Steven M. Parish, DVM Professor Large Animal Med/Surgery Diplomat ACVIM New Vet Teaching Hospital College of Veterinary Medicine Pullman, WA 99164 Ph: 509-335-0711 [email protected] 19 Membership Application Fax: youAssociate provide: (you may select as manyIndustry as apply)Government Academician/Researcher Associate Student Y N Laparoscopic AI Foreign $ US Funds $105 $130 $130 $ Signature: Security Code: Date: Exp. Date: No **A this taxform deductible the Samuel B. Guss Memorial helps provide small grantsoffice to student *Please mail with paymentcontribution to AASRP, P. O.to Box 3614, Montgomery, AL 36109-0614 or faxFund (334) 270-3399. Please contact the AASRP members ofquestions. AASRP to undertake extern opportunities in veterinary practices, working with one or more of at 334-517-1233 with any * *A tax deductible contribution to thespecies. Samuel B. 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