Veterinary: Investigating Poor Thrift
- Created by: Lotto65
- Created on: 29-09-22 15:59
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- Investigating Poor Thrift
- Define Problem
- Low BCS
- Inappropriate weight loss
- Failure to reach target weight at certain age; insufficient weight gain
- DATA!
- History Taking
- Whole group of animals affected or subset?
- Any clinical signs?
- Medicine book
- Temporal or spatial patterns
- Appetite (farmer unlikely to know)
- Differentials
- Whole Group
- GI Parasites
- Lacking food quantity
- Lacking food quality
- Trace element deficiencies
- Subset
- Dental disease
- Adults!
- Lameness
- Johne's
- Chronic disease
- Tumours
- Dental disease
- Whole Group
- NEVER do haematology and biochemistry!
- Determine PCV for haemonchus with MMs
- Bottle jaw if low albumin from liver fluke
- Usually normal
- Record Keeping!!
- Define Problem
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