Watery mouth disease in lambs: biochemical parameters before and after treatment

Scott, Phil; Gessert, M. E.

doi:10.1136/vr.139.5.117

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“…Further studies involving blood gas analysis are necessary to investigate the role of metabolic acidosis. Blood gas analysis undertaken in lambs with watery mouth disease revealed significant differences in base excess (metabolic alkalosis) between lambs with watery mouth disease (increased base excess), and normal lambs aged one to three days (Scott and Gessert 1996).…”

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Clinical, microbiological and histological findings in lambs affected by ‘salivary abomasum disease’

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'Salivary abomasum disease' is a common syndrome in Greece affecting lambs and kids from three to 17 days of age. In this case series, we present clinical and laboratory findings from 37 affected lambs presented alive and subsequently euthanased for welfare reasons and necropsied, and also from 24 other lambs submitted dead that were also necropsied. The clinical signs in the 37 lambs presented alive included lethargy (100 per cent), absence of sucking (83.8 per cent), weakness (37.8 per cent), abdominal distension (40.5 per cent) and increased frequency of urination (24.3 per cent). Diarrhoea was not observed in any affected lambs. At necropsy of these 37 lambs, the abomasum was distended with gas (70.3 per cent), saliva (43.2 per cent) along with mixed milk clots and gastric secretions; while multiple small mucosal and serosal haemorrhages with blood clots ('coffee grains') were recorded (91.9 per cent). Eight of 37 lambs that were examined alive, had elevated blood urea nitrogen concentrations (21.6 per cent). The pH of the abomasal contents ranged from 1.0 to 2.8; Escherichia coli was cultured from six of 37 (16.2 per cent) abomasal fluid samples. A mild to moderate inflammatory cell infiltrate was present in the mucosal lamina propria of 13 of 15 abomasal samples (86.6 per cent). Kidneys were paler than normal in 13 of the total 61 lambs necropsied (21.3 per cent); while acute tubular necrosis was evident on histopathological examination of 11 of 12 examined pale kidneys (91.6 per cent). The low abomasal pH and reported successful treatment with oral sodium bicarbonate suggest that metabolic acidosis may develop during the disease; however, further studies, including blood gas analysis, and determination of D- and L-lactic acid concentrations, are necessary to confirm this hypothesis.

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“…E.coli scour is an opportunistic disease associated with sloppy environmental conditions, poor sanitation and managemental practices. (Scott and Gessert, 1996). Shaw (1971) has described a dysentery associated with E.coli.…”

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Study of Some Intestinal Bacterial Infection and Blood Biochemical Changes in Goats Suffering From Enteritis in Assiut Governorate

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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“…The lambs in the present study were two weeks old, and Bleul and others (2006) observed FKS in kids aged five to 30 days. Furthermore, watery mouth disease is associated with metabolic alkalosis rather than metabolic acidosis, which is assumed to be due to sequestration of hydrochloric acid in the abomasum as a result of hypomotility (Scott and Gessert 1996).…”

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D‐lactic acidosis in lambs

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Lorch

2009

Veterinary Record

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Watery mouth disease in lambs: biochemical parameters before and after treatment

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Clinical, microbiological and histological findings in lambs affected by ‘salivary abomasum disease’

Clinical, microbiological and histological findings in lambs affected by ‘salivary abomasum disease’

Study of Some Intestinal Bacterial Infection and Blood Biochemical Changes in Goats Suffering From Enteritis in Assiut Governorate

D‐lactic acidosis in lambs

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