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Question 1

Bacteria which is usually in mucous membranes and URT
Opportunistic and can cause abortions and metritis

Answer 1

Arcanobacter pyogenes

Question 2

Parasite
Mostly from dogs and raw meat
Can cause abortion

Answer 2

Neospora canium

Question 3

Diarrhoea, pneumonia, septicaemia, abortion (last trimester)

Answer 3

Salmonella dublin

Question 4

Abortion or weak infected calves
Often no clinical signs in dam
Okay if infected past 150 days

Answer 4

BVD

Question 5

Spore forming bacterium in soil, water and GI tract
Some role in abortion

Answer 5

Bacillus liceniformis

Question 6

Can cause latent infections, reactivating in pregnancy
Vaccination possible
Resp or venereal spread

Answer 6

BHV-1

Question 7

Fungi, mainly resp disease but abortion if severe

Answer 7

Aspergillosis

Question 8

Abortions, infertility and drop in milk
Zoonotic
Vaccination possible
Contact spread

Answer 8

Brucella abortis

Question 9

Shed in urine of infected animals
Zoonotic
Presentation = sudden drop in milk
Abortions

Answer 9

Leptospira hardjo

Question 10

Ubiquitous in environment
Can cause meningoencephalitis
Abortions

Answer 10

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 11

Cause of infertility and abortions
Venereal spread
Diagnosis with vaginal mucous or sheath washing sample

Answer 11

Campyolbacter fetus venerealis

Question 12

Early embryonic death and abortion
Venereal transmission
Parasite

Answer 12

Trictrichomonas fetus