CILINICAL EXAMINATION

OF SHEEP& GOAT
 COMPONENTS

• Identification of sick animals.

• Distant & close physical examination.

• Examination:

1.Management & Environment of the group.

2. Risk factors
 DISTANT EXAMINATION

• Diseases of nervous system and musculo

skeletal system.
• Abnormality in behaviour e .g. grazing
behaviour, flocking behaviour.
• Determine prevalence of the problem.
• Estimation of morbidity.
• Observation of animal while walking.
• Observation in confinement.
 CLOSE PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION
• Examination of individual animal
• Vital signs like (rectal temp, pulse ,etc.)
• Age.
• Body condition score
muscular tissue, spinous and
transverse processes
 Examination of fleece & skin
• Presence of break point

• Clinical site of parasitic infestation

irritation, head shaking, stumping,
dermatitis, fleece damage, sheep
ked ,myiasis, suckling lice ,scab,
mycotic dermatitis, wool loss in scrapie.
POX
 HEAD & NECK
• Mycotic dermatitis-grey crusty scabs.

• Staphylo-periorbital eczema.

• Mandible swelling –dentigerous cyst

conditions like bottle jaw, big head,
blue tounge, photosensitivity.
Dermatophilosis
 EYES & CONJUNCTIVAE
• Examination conjunctiva and sclera for
anaemia and jaundice.
• Pink eye.
• Indications of eye abnormality.
inflamed eye membranes
 ORAL CAVITY
• Actinobacillosis
• Blue tongue
• FMD
• PPR
• Salivation with wetting of hair around lips-
hypothermic & hypoglycemic
• Smell the breath for ketone and saliva for
azotemia
Blue tongue
FMD
PPR
 LARYNX &TRACHEA
• Choke is rare but balling gun injuries
 THORAX
• Auscultation, percussion.
• Breath sounds
• Heart sounds
 ABDOMEN
• Abdomen palpation with both hands on
either side.
• Succussion in lambs and kids to detect
fluid and gas in stomach and intestines.
PPR in a goat: signs of diarrhoea Bloat
 URINARY TRACT
• Evidence of urolithiasis
• Examintion of vulva for vulvitis, distortion,
squamous cell carcinoma
 REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
• Examination of scrotum
-Dermatophilus congolensis

• Congenital abnormality
• Atrophy for any reason
• Presence of inflammatory disease
 EXAMINATION OF LIMBS &
UDDER
• By palpation of limbs detect swelling ,
heat in joints, tendons, bursae.
• Examine the claws & interdigital skin.
• Palpate the udder & examine the udder
for mastitis.
• Hard bag – lentivirus infection
 FMD
Tetanus
Extensive interdigital ulceration
 REFERENCE
• Veterinary Clinical Examination and
Diagnosis.
O. M. Radostits, I. G. (Ian G.)
Mayhew