Bovine Flashcards

1
Q

Which bovine disease is has neurological signs and abortion and is most often contracted through contaminated silage?

A

listeriosis

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2
Q

The two most common bacteria agents that cause mastitis in cattle are:

A

Streptococcus and Staphylococcus

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3
Q

Mycobacterium is a slow growing bacteria that eventually leads to a profuse watery diarrhea in older cattle which is very difficult to remove from a herd. This disease is called:

A

Johne’s disease

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4
Q

This venereal disease of bovine causes late term abortions, is caused by a protozoan, and may be present when artificially inseminating with frozen semen?

A

trichomoniasis

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5
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This foreign disease causes vesicles in distinct areas and could cause a billion dollars in economic loss within the first year if it had an outbreak in the united states?

A

foot and mouth disease

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6
Q

Which disease has a prevention plan which includes prophylactic placement of a magnet?

A

Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis

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7
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A

Wooden tongue

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8
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A

tuberculosis

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9
Q

Which bacteria grows in anaerobic conditions and releases potent toxins?

A

clostridium

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10
Q

Which neonatal calf diarrheas has public health/zoonotic significance?

A

Salmonella, Clostridium perfringes

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11
Q

Which vaccine would you NOT consider for feedlot cattle?

Clostridials (7-way)
P. multocida, M. haemolytica
Vibriosis, Leptospira
BVD, IBR, BRSV, PI3

A

Vibriosis, Leptospira

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12
Q

The California Mastitis Test (CMT) Tests Somatic Cell Counts. What are considered Somatic Cells?

A

Epithelial Cells, WBCs

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13
Q

Weaned calves are at risk to become ill when weaned and placed in the feedlot. Which bovine diseases are involved with the shipping fever complex?

A

BRSV (Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
PI3 (Parainfluenza-3)
Haemophilus somnus, Mannheimia haemolitica
IBR (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis)

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14
Q

Which causes abortion storms in cattle and is highly zoonotic from the urine?

A

lepto

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15
Q

Which disease in cattle has a clinical sign of a sweet smelling breath?

A

ketosis

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16
Q

What is a Freemartin?

A

A heifer calf born twinned to a bull

17
Q

While examining a high-producing dairy cow that is off-feed, the vet puts her stethoscope on the left side in a line between the left elbow and the cow’s hip bones and starts flicking her fingers against the side of the cow while listening to the stethoscope. What is she listening for?

A

The musical ping of a left displaced abomasum

18
Q

When is a typical dairy cow likely to develop ketosis?

A

First 6 weeks after parturition when milk production just gets underway

19
Q

Dr. Dan just grabbed his umbilical tape and Buhner needle for a farm call to a cattle farm. What disease would he most likely be heading out for?

A

prolapse

20
Q

what medication treats Grass Tetany

A

Magnesium

21
Q

What medicine treats Ketosis

A

Glucose

22
Q

what medicine treats frothy bloat

A

surfactant

23
Q

what medicine treat polioencephalomalacia

A

thiamine

24
Q

what medicine treats milk fever

A

calcium gluconate

25
Q

what medicine treats white muscle disease

A

vitamin E/selenium

26
Q
A

bloat

27
Q

What disease it this?

Name two ways to prevent it.

A

pink eye

fly control
vaccinate in early spring

28
Q

The California Mastitis Test uses a reagent that lyses the somatic cells and and releases [substance] which thickens the reaction. This is a positive result and the thicker it is, the more somatic cells there are.

A

DNA

29
Q
A

vaginal prolapse

30
Q
A

rectal prolapse

31
Q
A

ueterian prolapse

32
Q

two types of gas bloat

A

free
frothy

33
Q

what causes free bloat

A

lack of eructation/gas build up

34
Q

treatment for free bloat

A

stomach tube
trocharization
fistula if chronic

35
Q

cause of frothy bloat

A

legumes/protein rich diet

36
Q

treatment for frothy bloat

A

surfactants

37
Q
A

brucellosis

38
Q

What is another name for Enzootic Pneumonia Complex in cattle?

A

shipping fever

39
Q

Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy (BSE) is caused by a prion. Most people know it as what disease?

A

Mad Cow Disease