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What is the causative agent of Anthrax?

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Bacillus anthracis

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What is the most common clinical sign of Anthrax?

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found dead after being fine hours before

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How is Anthrax diagnosed?

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culture and field test blood smear

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What is Brucellosis also called?

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contagious abortion/bang disease

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What is the most common clinical sign of Brucellosis?

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abortion storms (7-8 months of gestation)

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What is the most widely used diagnostic that is used to diagnose Brucellosis?

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Rose Bengal test

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What is the treatment for Brucellosis?

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test and slaughter

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What is the causative agent for Blackleg?

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Clostridium chauvoei

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What area on bovines does Blackleg occur?

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muscles

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What are the clinical signs of Blackleg?

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often found dead

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How is Blackleg diagnosed?

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clinical signs and necropsy

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What is a major cause of death in the first few weeks of life?

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calf enteritis

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What is Calf Enteritis also called?

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Scours

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What are the clinical signs of Calf Enteritis?

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diarrhea and dehydration

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What is Foot Rot also called?

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interdigital necrobacillosis

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What are the two primary causative agents of Foot Rot?

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Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum

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What is the treatment for Foot Rot?

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debridement, eliminate moist environments, trim hoof

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What is Johne’s Disease also called?

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Paratuberculosis

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What are the clinical signs of Johne’s Disease?

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profuse watery diarrhea and weight loss

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How is Johne’s Disease diagnosed?

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What is the treatment for Johne’s Disease?

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What are the causatives agents of Leptospirosis?

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Leptospira pomona, L. hardj, and L. grippotyphosa

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What are the clinical signs of Leptospirosis?

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abortion storms

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What is the causative agent of Listeriosis?

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Listeria monocytogenes

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What are the clinical signs of Listeriosis?
fever, facial nerve paralysis, tongue hanging from mouth, abortions, circling, drooping ears, and blindness
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What are two diseases where a cow is found dead after being normal hours prior?
anthrax, blackleg
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What is the causative agent of Lumpy Jaw?
Actinomyces bovis
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What is the treatment for Lumpy Jaw?
antibiotics and debridement, usually not effective
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What is the causative agent of Malignant Edema?
Clostridium septicum
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What are the clinical signs of Malignant Edema?
edematous lesions around head and neck
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What is Gangrenous Mastitis?
destruction of affected quarter with necrosis and sloughing
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What are the causative agents of 95% of Mastitis?
Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus
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What are the clinical signs of subclinical Mastitis?
no obvious signs and need specialized testing to determine infection
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How is Mastitis diagnosed?
California Mastitis Tests, string cup technique
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Who is Metritis common in?
common in those with retain placentas / dystocia
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What are the clinical signs of Metritis?
whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge in a cow that recently gave birth
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What is Pinkeye also called?
Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis/Infectious ophthalmia
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What is the causative agent of Pinkeye?
Moraxella bovis - gram neg bacteria
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What is Shipping Fever also called?
Pasteurellosis
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What is the causative agent of Shipping Fever?
Mannheimi haemolytica
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How is Vibriosis transmitted?
venereal transmission
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How is Vibriosis diagnosed?
vaginal culture
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What is the causative agent of Wooden Tongue?
Actinobacillus lignieresii
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What are the clinical signs of Wooden Tongue?
abscessation of the tongue and swelling of the ventral jaw
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What is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) also called?
Mad Cow Disease
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What is the causative agent of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)?
Prion
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How is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) transmitted?
ingestion of infected meats/bone meal
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What is the treatment for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)?
no treatment
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How is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) prevented?
do not feed cattle animal products

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