Bovine Questions

Question 1

Identify this cattle breed. Why are its horns so god damned huge?

Answer 1

Ankole-Watusi

Horns are used for heat dissipation

Question 2

What is the most common clinical sign in cattle associated with copper deficiency?

Answer 2

faded coat color

Question 3

What cell type do you expect to see in the nasal discharge in cattle with a rhinitis caused by the presence of certain pollens in the environment?

Answer 3

Eosinophils

Question 4

Baldy Calf Syndrome is a genetic disease in __________ cattle associated with __________

Answer 4

Baldy Calf Syndrome is a genetic disease in Holstein cattle associated with defect in zinc metabolism

Question 5

Facial eczema in cattle may be the result of ingestion of spores of what fungus?

Answer 5

Pithomyces

Question 6

T/F: Lice infestation in cattle is more common in the summer months

Answer 6

False

Lice infestation in cattle is more common in the winter months

Question 7

What type of fly is associated with the transmission of Stephanofilaria in North America?

Answer 7

Horn Fly

Question 8

A common respiratory disease that may lead to pneumonic pasteurellosis in dairy calves in the United States is:

Answer 8

Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)​

Question 9

What dairy cattle breed has a dark colored hoof and less susceptibility to lameness?

Answer 9

Jersey

Question 10

T/F: The tropical bont tick can be eradicated by dipping or pour on acaricide bi-weekly

Answer 10

True

Question 11

__________ is the fungus associated with fescue toxicosis and agalactica in cattle and horses

Answer 11

Acremonium​

Question 12

Several goats in a flock were affected with severe panophthalmitis and conjunctivitis. What would be your recommendation for this flock?

Answer 12

quarantine and treat with oxytetracycline

**this is pink eye**

Question 13

Identify this breed that is selected for the myostatin gene:

Answer 13

Piedmontese

Question 14

Cattle with pigment around the eye are less at risk for this tumor than cattle without pigment:

Answer 14

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

Question 15

Which one of the following diseases is associated with Fusobacterium?

• Hard udder of cows
• Big head in horses
• Wry nose in swine
• Calf diphtheria
• Big head in sheep

Answer 15

Calf diphtheria

Question 16

Dermatophilosis in cattle responds well to treatment with:

Answer 16

Procaine Penicillin G

Question 17

T/F: Stephanofilaria stilesi has been eradicated from the US

Answer 17

False

Stephanofilaria stilesi is a filarial parasite commonly transmitted by the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans)

Question 18

T/F: Adult warble flies just screw each other all day

Answer 18

True

Adult warble flies don’t have mouths. They live for sex; only exist for reproduction.

Question 19

T/F: Acremonium is the fungus associated with fescue toxicosis and agalactica in cattle and horses

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which type of fly is associated with the most economic loss in cattle in North America?

Answer 20

Horn fly (Haematobia irritans)

Question 21

If a cow is showing symptoms of hives immediately after being treated with procaine penicillin, what would be the drug of choice for treating this cow?

Answer 21

antihistamine

Question 22

Which one of the following is associated with vasoconstriction

• Sporodesmin
• Sweet clover
• Buckwheat
• Ergot

Answer 22

Ergot​

• Grows on outside of plants, can usually see, black
• Associated with fescue grass, wheat, and rye
• Causes vasoconstriction in feet, tail and ears
  
  • Eventually become lame and skin falls off (sloughing)

Question 23

The fly associated with warbles in cattle is:

Answer 23

Hypoderma bovis (Warble fly)

Question 24

T/F: Cochliomyia hominivorax has been eradicated from the US

Answer 24

True

Cochliomyia hominivorax is SCREWWORM. It is REPORTABLE in the US

Question 25

T/F: Dermatophilosis in cattle is zoonotic

Answer 25

**True**

Question 26

A respiratory disease of calves characterized by inspiratory dyspnea and coughing would be: * Lungworm * BLAD * BPE * BRSV * Diphtheria

Answer 26

**Diphtheria​**

Question 27

Which one of the following breeds has the **highest incidence of milk fever**? * Jersey * Holstein * Shorthorn * Dutch Belted * Brown Swiss

Answer 27

**Jersey**

Question 28

Two breeds of dairy cattle known for the production of high solids milk are the __________ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 28

Two breeds of dairy cattle known for the production of high solids milk are the **_Guernsey**_ and _**Jersey_**

Question 29

T/F: Warble flies are the most important flies causing economic loss in North America

Answer 29

**False** *_Horn flies_ are the most important flies causing economic loss in North America​*

Question 30

T/F: **Papillomatosis** in cattle is zoonotic

Answer 30

**False** *Animals can still be used for meat*

Question 31

T/F: Lice can cause fatal anemia in calves

Answer 31

**True**

Question 32

The tick most responsible for the severe outbreak of dermatophilosis in ruminants in the Caribbean was:

Answer 32

**Amblyomma variegatum​** *Tropical Bont Tick*

Question 33

What plants are associated with primary photosensitization in cattle?

Answer 33

**St. John's Wort** and **Buckwheat**

Question 34

The most common breed of dairy cattle on a worldwide basis is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 34

**Holstein**

Question 35

T/F: Dermatophilosis has a fungal etiology

Answer 35

**False** *Dermatophilosis is associated with Amblyomma tick bites on St. Kitts*

Question 36

The cause of ventral midline dermatitis in cattle is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**,** transmitted by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 36

The cause of ventral midline dermatitis in cattle is **_Stephanofilariasis_,** transmitted by the **_Horn Fly_**.

Question 37

Although there are many stressors that can predispose cattle to shipping fever, the highest stressor is which one of the following? * Nutritional change * Cold temperature * Increased humidity * Increased dust in environment * Mixing of cattle

Answer 37

**Mixing of cattle​**

Question 38

What is the therapy of choice for sucking lice infestation in cattle?

Answer 38

**Doramectin**

Question 39

This animal is affected with non-pruritic hair loss in the absence of external parasites. What is your presumptive diagnosis?

Answer 39

**Ringworm** * Occurs more often in _young_ animals housed under crowded conditions during winter months may also have nutritional problems à Animals develop immunity with age* * Ringworm in cattle is ZOONOTIC*

Question 40

*Stephanofilaria stilesi* is a filarial parasite that causes skin lesions of cattle in many states. The typical circumscribed dermatitis is usually located on the:

Answer 40

**ventral midline**

Question 41

What type of mite is usually associated with dermatitis on the lower leg of small ruminants, cattle, and horses?

Answer 41

**Chorioptes**

Question 42

Identify this large breed of European cattle:

Answer 42

**Chianina**

Question 43

Frontal sinusitis is most often associated with:

Answer 43

**dehorning**

Question 44

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ sinusitis is associated with infected teeth, whereas __________ sinusitis is associated with dehorning

Answer 44

**_Maxillary sinusitis_** is associated with infected teeth, whereas **_frontal sinusitis_** is associated with dehorning

Question 45

The image below shows __________ sinusitis in a cow

Answer 45

**maxillary**

Question 46

What would be the preferred method for treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower eyelid extending down to bone on the valuable breeding Herford? * Beta radiation * Cryotherapy * Gamma radiation * Radio-wave thermal therapy * Intravenous chemotherapy

Answer 46

**Gamma radiation**