{"id":12,"date":"2015-12-18T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpnetwork.extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-06-27T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:28:43","slug":"small-ruminants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/resources\/small-ruminants\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Ruminants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animal Health<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/livestock-pests-study-guide\/\">Livestock Pests Study Guide<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLivestock Pests Study Guide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 16, 2020<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/management-practices-to-mitigate-livestock-heat-stress\/\">Management Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManagement Practices to Mitigate Livestock Heat Stress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>September 26, 2019<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/prussic-acid-poisoning-in-livestock\/\">Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis publication provides information on prussic acid poisoning (also known as cyanide poisoning), a metabolic condition in livestock that producers in the Pacific Northwest may not see very often,Prussic Acid Poisoning in Livestock\u00a0\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/the-threat-of-foreign-animal-diseases-and-the-need-for-agriculture-biosecurity\/\">The Threat of Foreign Animal Diseases and The Need for Agriculture Biosecurity<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeign animal diseases are not only a serious threat to American livestock and agriculture, but also to our nation\u2019s economy and security. A wide variety of devastating plant and animal pathogens exist outside of the U.S. Many of these agents could be accidentally or intentionally transported inside the U.S borders. The transportation of livestock and&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/selenium-essential-for-livestock-health\/\">Selenium: Essential for Livestock Health<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTragically, the first time some livestock producers hear the term \u201cWhite Muscle Disease\u201d is during the necropsy of one of their animals. What causes this serious disease and more importantly, how can it be prevented? Cause of White Muscle Disease White Muscle Disease (WMD) is caused by a deficiency of either of two important nutritional&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 29, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/preventing-navel-ill\/\">Preventing Navel Ill<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsing iodine on the navel of any newborn farm animal is an important management practice for the prevention of navel ill. \u00a0The navel of the newborn is basically a hollow tube which leads directly into the abdominal cavity and liver of the animal. \u00a0It remains moist for several days after birth, making\u00a0\u00a0 it easy for&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>April 28, 2016<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/biosecurity-for-the-sheep-shearer\/\">Biosecurity: For the Sheep Shearer<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBiosecurity is defined as management practices that protect the herd and farm personnel from the entry of disease agents and minimize the spread or adverse effects of diseases currently in the herd. 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This article will address the whys and hows of flushing sheep and goats. Flushing Defined What is flushing, anyway? 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It is very important for the safety and welfare of animals and producers. Should it fail&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>September 5, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/practical-biosecurity-recommendations-for-farm-tour-hosts\/\">Practical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractical Biosecurity Recommendations for Farm Tour Hosts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>June 13, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/feed-ology-how-to-read-a-feed-tag\/\">Feed-ology: How to read a feed tag<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeed-ology: How to read a feed tag\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 16, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/individual-goat-production-record\/\">Individual Goat Production Record<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndividual Goat Production Record\u00a0(PDF)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 19, 2017<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/animalag\/do-you-have-lousy-animals\/\">Do You Have Lousy Animals?<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs we enter the colder, darker, damper time of year, we will be re-visited by a pest from the past: lice. An annual problem, lice can affect animal health and farm profitability. Here is a short primer on this parasite. Species Specificity Lice are generally quite species specific\u00a0(Table 1). 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