diseases

Question 1

anthrax is caused by

Answer 1

bacillus anthracis

Question 2

necropsy should not be done in anthrax patients

Answer 2

true

Question 3

clinical signs of anthrax

Answer 3

ataxia, bleeding from the orfices, dark blood, failure to clot

Question 4

Big head is caused by

Answer 4

C. novyi, C.sordellii, C. chauvoei

Question 5

bacteria thrive where with big head

Answer 5

lacerations / bruising of the subcutaneous tissue of the head

Question 6

In regards to big head, what undergoes swelling

Answer 6

head/neck/face

Question 7

how is big head treated

Answer 7

antibiotics

Question 8

black disease is caused by C. _____ which is found where

Answer 8

novyi type B, soil

Question 9

Black disease is contracted when

Answer 9

spores are ingested

Question 10

if this disease is caught early the temperature can reach 104-106

Answer 10

black disease

Question 11

Black leg is caused by

Answer 11

clostridium chauvoei

Question 12

this disease often has a distinct rancid smell and necrotic muscle

Answer 12

black leg

Question 13

this disease is caused by C. chauvoei (not black leg)

Answer 13

botulism

Question 14

botulism is a

Answer 14

infection resulting from ingested toxin through feed

Question 15

botulism has a ____ mortality rate due to

Answer 15

high, respiratory paralysis

Question 16

Brucellosis in sheep is caused by

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B. ovis

Question 17

this disease rarely causes abortion in sheep

Answer 17

brucellosis

Question 18

brucellosis is spread from

Answer 18

ram-ewe and ewe-ram

Question 19

brucellosis in goats is caused by

Answer 19

B. melitensis

Question 20

goats shed brucellosis in ____,_____,____

Answer 20

urine, feces, placenta, milk

Question 21

the brucellosis vaccination for goats is allowed in the US

Answer 21

false

Question 22

caseous lymphadenitis is a ______ infection caused by ________

Answer 22

bacterial, corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Question 23

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is often found in

Answer 23

maure, soil, skin, and infected organs

Question 24

caseous lymphadenitis gains access to the body by

Answer 24

ingestion, wounds, contaminated equipment

Question 25

Enzootic abortion in ewes is aka

Answer 25

chlamydophilosis

Question 26

this is the most common cause of abortion in goats, and one of the most common in sheep

Answer 26

chlamydophilosis

Question 27

chlamydophilosis is spread by

Answer 27

contact with infected uterine discharge, placenta, and fetus

Question 28

treatment of this dz is to burn placental and fetal tisues

Answer 28

chlamydophilosis

Question 29

Clostridium perfringens has ___ different types

Answer 29

4

Question 30

Type A or CP is

Answer 30

commonly associated with diarrhea in neonates

Question 31

Type B is aka

Answer 31

lamb dysentery

Question 32

type c is

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also called struck

Question 33

type dis

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pulpy kidney that typically effects the feedlot lambs

Question 34

Joint iLL has multiple causes that are mainly

Answer 34

gram positive

Question 35

joint ill usually occurs in

Answer 35

kids

Question 36

listeriosis is caused by

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L. monocytogenes

Question 37

commonly contracted by consumption of contaminated feed

Answer 37

listeriosis

Question 38

this is more prevalent in goats than sheep

Answer 38

listerisosis

Question 39

malignant edema is caused by

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C. septicum

Question 40

this is commonly found in soil and GI tracts

Answer 40

malignant edema

Question 41

johnes dz is aka

Answer 41

paratuberculosis

Question 42

pinkeye is caused by

Answer 42

moraxella bovis

Question 43

keratoconjunctivitis is aka

Answer 43

pink eye

Question 44

tetanus is caused by

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C. tetani

Question 45

tetanus is a

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spore forming bacteria that causes dz when it releases a toxin

Question 46

TSE is

Answer 46

transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Question 47

tse is aka

Answer 47

scrapie

Question 48

scrapie is caused by a

Answer 48

prion

Question 49

vibriosis is a dz of

Answer 49

sheep

Question 50

clinical signs of this dz include weak lambs, still birth, late term abortion

Answer 50

vibriosis

Question 51

toxoplasmosis causes abortion in

Answer 51

goats and sheep

Question 52

when will toxoplas. cause abortions

Answer 52

1 month prior to parturition

Question 53

bluetongue is caused by an ___ that mainly affects ____

Answer 53

orbivirus, sheep

Question 54

__ are responsible for the transmission of blue tongue

Answer 54

culicoides gnat (midge)

Question 55

caprine arthritis encehalitis is a

Answer 55

retroviral infection that can occur in 3 forms neurologic, arthritic, mastitic

Question 56

1-4 month old kids are infected by the _____ form of CAE

Answer 56

neurological

Question 57

Contagious ecthyma is caused by a

Answer 57

poxvirus ( sore mouth, scabby mouth)

Question 58

this is transmitted through direct/indirect contact

Answer 58

contagious ecthyma

Question 59

these lesions are self limiting in 14-21 days (Contag eecthyma)

Answer 59

true

Question 60

foot and mouth disease (describe)

Answer 60

highly contagious, 2-12 day incubation period, transmitted through air, infected meat

Question 61

ovine progressive pneumonia

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retrovirus, affects sheep milk / colostrum, no tx

Question 62

entropion

Answer 62

inward rolling of the eyelid

Question 63

this is suspected of being hereditary

Answer 63

entropion

Question 64

hereditary chondrodysplasia aka

Answer 64

spider lamb syndrome

Question 65

this is an inherited musculoskeletal condition

Answer 65

spider lamb

Question 66

metritis is can occasionally follow

Answer 66

retained placentas or dystocias

Question 67

milk fever is aka

Answer 67

hypocalcemia

Question 68

this is caused by a decrease in calcium

Answer 68

milk fever

Question 69

prergnancy toxemia is aka

Answer 69

ketosis

Question 70

this is commonly cuased by an inadequate calorie intake

Answer 70

pregnancy toxemia

Question 71

prolapses

Answer 71

rare in goats

Question 72

vaginal prolapses are

Answer 72

common in ewes

Question 73

uterine prolapses

Answer 73

ewes most commonly affected, after birth

Question 74

rectal prolapses

Answer 74

can commonly be associated with uterine / vaginal prolapses

Question 75

retained placentas are more common in

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sheep

Question 76

urinary calculi can be from

Answer 76

dietary causes

Question 77

urolithiasis is aka

Answer 77

urinary calculi

Question 78

urinary calculi is most often seen in

Answer 78

sheep and goats