Large Animal Flashcards
(19 cards)
Streptococcus equi
- horses
- causes strangles, genital infection and mastitis
- 24-48 hrs after fever sets: nasal discharge, depression, & submandibular lymphadenopathy
Streptococcus suis
- swine
- causes abortion, septicemia, meningitis
- fever, bacteremia/septicemia, inappetence, shifting lameness
Clostridium chauvoei
- sheep and cattle
- causes BlackLeg
- sudden onset, death without premonitory signs
- acute lameness, swelling at hip, shoulder, chest, back starts small and then increases rapidly cutting off blood supply
- death occurs within 12-48 hrs
Clostridium tetani
- horses, cattle, pigs, and carnivores
- an anaerobic bacteria that causes tetanus
Bacillus anthracis
- ruminants, dogs, cats, horses
- this disease in horses can be acute, death within 2-3 days
- resp. or cardiac distress, convulsions, bloody diarrhea, swelling of genitalia
Klebsiella pneumoniae
- cattle, horse, sheep, dogs and birds
- causes mastitis, neonatal septicemia, metritis
Klebiella oxytoca
- affects horses
- causes vaginitis, metritis, abortion and infertility
Listeria monocytogenes
- disease of the CNS
- causes abortion, mastitis, septicemia
- can be found in raw milk and uncooked meat
Salmonella serovar typhimurium
- disease precipitated by stressful conditions
- salmonellosis is common in hospitalized horses that have been subjected to prolonged surgical procedures
Pseudomonas spp.
- P.aeruginosa - causes otitis externa & fleece rot
- P. fluorescens & aeruginosa cause mastitis
Leptospira spp.
- L. pomona - causes abortion in horse, cattle, pigs
- L. kennewicki - mainly horses, causing abortion
Yersinia spp.
- Y. pseudotuberculosis - affects rodents, cats, cattle, and goats causing abortion and pseudotuberculosis
- Y. enterocolitica - affects rabbits, dogs, pigs, and horses causing ileitis & gastroenteritis
Brucella spp.
- B. abortus - causes abortion, chronic bursitis, fistulous withers
- B. melitensis - sheeps & goats, causes lameness, mastitis and abortion
Proteus vulgaris
- dogs, horses, and calves
- causes cystitis, upper urinary tract infection, prostatitis, otitis externa
Staphylococcus spp.
- S. aureus - mastitis, skin infection, vaginitis
- S. epidermidis - affects cattle, causes mastitis & skin abscesses
- S. intermedius - affects dogs and cattle, causes skin and ear infection, mastitis
What are three prion diseases found in livestock?
BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Scrapie
CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease)
What does EPM stand for? (hint it is an equine viral disease)
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
What does EIA stand for? (hint it is an equine viral disease)
Equine Infectious Anemia
Which disease is also known as Swamp Fever?
Equine Infectious Anemia is also known as Swamp Fever
