Digestive system substance seminar

Question 1

a useful way to administer large amounts of fluids to a ruminant quickly.

Answer 1

Stomach tubes are also a useful way to administer large amounts of fluids quickly directly into the rumen.

Question 2

With production animals you also must always consider what aspect of drug use?

Answer 2

With production animals you also must always consider the withdrawal time of drugs used.

Organic farmers have 2x the withdrawal time (in Estonia).

Question 3

The principles of the treatment of GI disease in production animals: Nature of the disease (5)

Answer 3

Bacteria vs virus vs parasites vs fungus (or toxins)…

Question 4

Procainebensylpenicillin – NOROCILLIN, PROCAPEN
Amoxicillin- BIMOXYL, VETRIMOXIN

belong to what group

Answer 4

are β-lactam antibiotics

Question 5

Trimethoprim Sulfa – NORODINE, CENSULFATRIM

belongs to what group

Answer 5

Sulfonamides

Question 6

Oxytetracycline – ALAMYCIN, ENGEMYCIN, LIMOXIN

belongs to what group

Answer 6

Tetracyclines

Question 7

Florfenicole – FLORKEM, INTROFLOR-300

belongs to what group

Answer 7

Amphenicols

Question 8

Ceftiofur – CEFENIL, EFICUR, NAXCEL
Cefquinome - COBACTAN

belong to what group

Answer 8

Cephalosporins

Question 9

Enrofloxacin – ENROBIOFLOX, GANADEXIL ENROFLOXACINA
Marbofloxacin - MARBOCYL

belong to what group

Answer 9

Quinolones

Question 10

Name 4 NSAIDs used in production animals.

Answer 10

Flunixin meglumine (favor for visceral pain)
FLUNIXIN, *FINADYN, CRONYXIN

Meloxicam (less GI side effects) (favor for visceral pain)
CONTACERA, EMDOCAM, MELOVEM, METACAM

Ketoprofen (favor for musculoskeletal pain)
DINALGEN, KELAPROFEN, KETODOLOR, RIFEN

Carprofen (favor for musculoskeletal pain)
RiMADYL CATTLE, CARPRODOLOR

Question 11

Name 4 Antiparasitics used in production animals.

Answer 11

Ivermectin – BIMECTIN, BREMAMECTIN, ECOMECTIN

Eprinomectin - EPRINEX POUR-ON

Albendazole - ALPHABEN

Deltamethrin - DELTANIL

Question 12

Name the 2 main protozoa to affect cattle in the estonia-region.

Answer 12

Dealing with cattle the main troublemakers are usually Cryptosporidium spp or Eimeria spp. (ie. coccidia)

Question 13

Name 2 Antiprotozoal agents use din production animals.

Answer 13

Halofuginone lactate - Cryptosporidium parvum (HALOCUR (calves), HALAGON (calves) Oral)

Toltrazuril – against coccidiosis
(BAYCOX BOVIS (calves), CEVAZURIL (calves, piglets), TOLZESYA (calves, sheep, piglets)
Oral)

Question 14

List 4 supportive treatments avail. in production animal medicine.

Answer 14

Fluid therapy
(Probably the most important thing you can do with critical patients (esp calves)! Either IV or with a stomach tube)

IV Glucose + other helpful cocktails (ie. vitamin solutions) (METABOLASE, JECUPLEX)

Bicarbonates (Important in the treatment of calves with copious diarrhea (metabolic acidosis))

Hypertonic saline solutions (to correct dehydration fast but the cow either needs to drink by itself or else fluids need to be administered into the stomach)

Question 15

Vitamin infusions may be used in

Answer 15

hypovitaminoses

Question 16

signs of thiamine deficiency in cattle

Answer 16

(vitamin B1)

ie. blindness, neuro signs such as staggering

Question 17

what deficit causes white muscle disease?

Answer 17

selenium deficiency & vit. E

Question 18

Vaccines used in cattle. 3

Answer 18

Clostridial diseases (tetanus, botulinum, black leg etc.)
- Covexin 10, Bravoxin
- Cloteid 1

Corona, Rota, E.coli
- Bovigen Scour, Bovilis Rotavec Corona

Campylobacter spp Infection (Vibriosis)
Lepto

etc.