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Viral diseases

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living organisms. Many are pathogenetic. Viruses cause several common diseases in sheep and goats. On this page, links are organized alphabetically according to disease: bluetongue, caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), foot-and-mouth disease, louping ill, Nairobi sheep disease, ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP, Maedi visna), and rabies.

Introduction to viruses - UC Berkeley
Veterinary Virology
Virology Journal

Abortion

Go to Reproductive Problems page.

Bluetongue (BTV)

Bluetonue.eu - Fort Dodge®
Bluetongue - Animal Health & Production (AHP)
[PDF] Bluetongue - Iowa State University
Bluetongue - Merck Vet Manual
Bluetongue - New Mexico State University
Bluetongue - Univ. Florida | PDF
[PDF] Bluetongue - USDA APHIS
Bluetongue - Western Cape, SA
Bluetongue - World Organization for Animal Health
Bluetongue backgrounder - AVMA
[PDF] Bluetongue in cattle and sheep - NADIS UK
The Bluetongue Triangle - USDA APHIS
Bluetongue virus (BTV) control in sheep and cattle - UK
Images of bluetongue in sheep - Vet Labs Agency
[PDF] Symptoms of bluetongue in sheep -
What is bluetongue and how is it spread?

Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)

CAE and what it means to you - Boer Goats Home
CAE: caprine arthritis encephalitis - GoatWorld
Caprine arthritis encephalitis - Amber Waves
Caprine arthritis and encephalitis - Merck Vet Manual
Caprine arthritis and encephalitis - Iowa State Univ. | Image
[PDF] Caprine arthritis encephalitis - Texas A&M
[PDF] Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus - USDA APHIS
[PDF] Caprine arthritis encephalitis & Maedi visna
Caprine arthritic encephalitis: the silent killer - Onion Creek Ranch
Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus - Univ. Georgia
[PDF] Clinical features of indurative mastitis caused by CAE virus
New CAE Test - BoerGoats.com
Raising goats and CAE - Fias Co Farm
[PDF] Preventing CAE and Johne's disease in your dairy goat herd
Update on caprine arthritic encephalitis (CAE) virus

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)

[PDF] Clinical variation in FMD: sheep and goats
Colorado Foot-and-mouth disease information
Foot-and-mouth disease - CIDRAP @ Univ. Minnesota
Foot-and-mouth disease - Govt. of Saskatchewan
Foot-and-mouth disease - Sheep Vet Society
Foot-and-mouth disease detail - Texas A&M
Foot-and-mouth disease - Univ. Georgia
Foot-and-mouth disease backgrounder - AVMA |PDF
[PDF] Foot-and-mouth disease fact sheet
Foot-and-mouth disease FAQ and Vaccination Petition
Foot-and-mouth disease, information and resources
Foot-and-mouth in goats - Sheep Vet Society

Louping ill

[PDF] Louping ill - Iowa State Univ.
Louping ill - Merck Vet Manual
Louping ill - Organic Vet
Louping ill - Public Health Information
Louping ill in sheep - Moredun Foundation

Nairobi sheep disease

[PDF] Nairobi sheep disease - Iowa State Univ.
Nairobi sheep disease - Merck Vet Manual
[PDF] Nairobi sheep disease - Public Health Info.
[PDF] Nairobi sheep disease - World Org. for Animal Health

Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP)

[PDF] Control strategies for Maedi visna - Manitoba, Canada
[PDF] Maedi visna - World Organization for animal health
Maedi Visna and caprine arthritis encephalitis - GoatConnection
Maedi Visna: the disease - Univ. of Guelph | another page
OPP Concerned Sheep Breeders Society
Ovine progressive pneumonia - Alberta, Canada
[PDF] Ovine progressive pneumonia - Pipestone Vet Clinic
[PDF] Ovine progressive pneumonia - USDA APHIS
Ovine progressive pneumonia in sheep - Univ. Minnesota
Progressive pneumonia - Merck Vet Manual

Pneumonia

Go to Bacterial Diseases page.

Pox

Go to Skin diseases page.

Rabies

[PDF] Rabies - Kansas State University
Rabies - University of Missouri
[PDF] Rabies - Wildlife Damage Control
[PDF] Rabies (hydrophobia) - Wisconsin Div. of Public Health
[PDF] Rabies in domestic animals - Univ. Delaware
Rabies in goats - Onion Creek Ranch
Rabies prevention in livestock - Ohio State Univ.
[PDF] What you should know about rabies - AVMA

Scours (diarrhea)

Go to Metabolic diseases page.

Soremouth (orf)

Go to Skin diseases page.

 

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production and marketing. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is maintained by Susan Schoenian, Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively, and also attended The Ohio State University. Susan conducts the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test at her research facility in Keedysville. She raises Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and its affiliated pages are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, or product. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Users of this web site and all external links are encouraged to use common sense and sound judgement when evaluating information. Always consider the source, bias, timeliness, and logic of the web site, as well as author's expertise and bias, when evaluating information from the web.

Last updated 13-Mar-2010 by Susan Schoenian.