18 Flashcards
Where are cutaneous feline MCTs most commonly found?
Face and head
How do you diagnose infectious bronchitis in chickens?
Coronavirus isolation after serial passage in chick enbryos
What happens if a bulk tank sample tests positive for Brucella?
Reportable, all cows will be serologically tested within 30d, reactors will be slaughtered
What is the cause of porcine stress syndrome?
Genetic mutation of ryr-1 receptor gene
What conditions results in pale, soft, and sour meat in pigs?
Porcine stress syndrome
What are the most likely regions for traumatic hernia to occur in a dog?
Flank and prepubic region
What is a common cause of internal abscesses in small ruminants?
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
In cattle, pododermatitis circumscripta involves a lesion at the _____
Sole/bulb junction
How frequently do neonatal rabbits (kits) need to nurse?
1-2x per day
Liver abscesses from rumen acidosis may form near the posterior vena cava and cause what?
Vena caval thrombosis and metastatic pneumonia (nose bleed)
Mature range grasses + dehydration predispose to what type of uroliths?
Silicate
How do you treat Candidiasis in birds?
Fluconazole
Alkaline urine and high dietary phosphate and magnesium predispose to the formation of what uroliths?
Struvite
Intracytoplasmic cocci from a dog’s skin are most likely what organism?
Staphylococcus pseudointermedius
Lesions from this disease result in a loss of albumin into the gut, granulomatous thickened bowel, and enlarged LNs
Paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease)
What region of the bone is affected in hypertrophic osteodystrophy?
Metaphysis
What is the most common form of neoplasia seen in the intestines of a horse?
Lymphosarcoma
What tumor is the most common cause for hypercalcemia in a dog?
Lymphoma
What African disease presents similarly to Strangles?
Glanders
What organism causes Glanders?
Burkholderia mallei
What is the LEAST useful test to help diagnose atopic dermatitis in a dog?
Skin biopsy
What medication do you administer to a horse to promote hemostasis?
Aminocaproic acid
What virus causes marked URT signs and ulcerative and edematous lesions of the skin on the head and limbs of a cat?
Calicivirus
How do you treat IMPA?
Pred and azathioprine
