Diagnosis of enteric disease in small ruminants

Diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease in small ruminants requires integrati on of information obtained in the signalment, history, physical or necropsy examination, and ancillary diagnostic tests. The purpose of this article i s to provide the practitioner with a review of the clinical features of sev eral common gastrointestinal diseases of sheep and goats. numen acidosis, e nterotoxemia, gastrointestinal parasitism, neonatal diarrhea, and salmonell osis are discussed, and where appropriate, reviews of the pathophysiology, prevention, and control of these diseases are cited for further reading.