NADIS Knowledge Transfer - Mastitis in Sheep

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Which of the following factors is NOT associated with gangrenous mastitis:

	Short tail length/dagging of ewes
	Poor grazing condition/insufficient supplementary feeding
	Teat lesions
	Ewe rearing triplets

Gangrenous mastitis is NOT characterised by which of the findings:

	Ewe dragging a hind leg
	Cold mammary gland
	Purple discolouration of the mammary gland skin
	Ewe unable to stand

Following treatment for gangrenous mastitis, which of the following situations arises:

	The ewe makes a full recovery
	The ewe can be retained within the breeding flock
	The gangrenous tissue sloughs off leaving a large granulating wound
	The ewe can be sold several weeks later

Study the udder shown photo above. What action should be taken?

	Kill the ewe for welfare reasons
	Present this sheep to a market
	Treat the ewe with a long acting antibiotic
	Leave alone and it will eventually heal.

Describe the appearance and welfare of the ewe shown in the figure above with the large granulomatous mass which has developed over six months following gangrenous mastitis:

	This sheep has a life worth living
	This sheep has a good life
	This sheep has a life not worth living and should be killed for welfare reasons
	This sheep has received appropriate care

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