Large Animal Flashcards by Rachel Testerman

Q

Sheep flock: icteric, hemoglobinuria, weak/depressed

A

Copper toxicity –> acute hemolytic crisis

Sheep highly susceptable

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Cattle Pinkeye (keratoconjunctivitis)

Infectious agent, transmission

A

Moraxella bovis bacteria

Transmitted via flies, fomites, direct contact

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Swine Mulberry Heart Disease

Cause, complications

A

Vit E and selenium deficiency from unbalanced diet

Fluid accumulation around the muscles and heart, cardiac necrosis –> dyspnea and sudden death

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Antimicrobial most likely to cause D in horses

A

Erythromycin

Still administered to foals with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia

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Antimicrobial most likely to cause D in horses

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Erythromycin

Still administered to foals with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia

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