Down Beef Cow Flashcards

1
Q

What results from a cow being down for too long?

A

(Compartment syndrome)

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If a cow is down, what is a simple diagnostic test you can perform to rule in or out certain general categories of disease?

A

(Offer them grain, if they eat it leans towards a certain group of dzs and a different group if they don’t eat)

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If you offer a down cow grain and they eat, what are the three general diseases that may be affecting this cow?

A

(Musculoskeletal injury, peripheral/spinal nerve injury, or starvation)

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If you offer a down cow grain and they do not eat, what are the three general diseases that may be affecting this cow?

A

(Septicemia, mineral deficiency, or toxicity)

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One of the important questions you should ask when presented with a down cow is where are they in their production cycle; if the cow is in the last two months of gestation, what diseases are more likely? Three answers.

A

(Starvation, musculoskeletal injury, or winter tetany)

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One of the important questions you should ask when presented with a down cow is where are they in their production cycle; if the cow is down immediately post calving what diseases are more likely? Three answers.

A

(Musculoskeletal injury, mineral deficiency, and toxic mastitis)

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One of the important questions you should ask when presented with a down cow is where are they in their production cycle; if the cow is 2-30 days post partum what diseases are more likely? Four answers.

A

(Musculoskeletal injury, mineral deficiency, toxic mastitis, or toxic metritis)

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What is the typical presentation of a calf that results in calving paralysis in its dam?

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(Dead, if the calf is alive it will have a swollen head and bruised gums)

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If a cow with calving paralysis is able to stand after calving (which is rare), where do they tend to knuckle their rear legs due to their injury?

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(At the fetlock)

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What is the treatment for calving paralysis?

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(Prevent compartment syndrome and anti-inflammatories; start with dex in the beginning and follow up with NSAIDs)

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(T/F) Spinal nerve damage, often due to lymphosarcoma, disc disease, or abscesses, treatment is unrewarding.

A

(T)

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12
Q

How does the treatment for milk fever and grass tetany differ?

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(They don’t, both get 1-2 500ml bottles of CMPK (if you said to tell the farmer to follow up with oral magnesium for grass tetany cases, here’s a star, collect 5 and I’ll bake you cookies))

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13
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What three minerals are deficient in winter tetany cases?

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(Calcium, magnesium, and potassium → all will be low but not low enough to cause the cow to be down, it’s the combo that gets ya)

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