Treatment

Question 1

Bluetongue

Answer 1

– supportive care
– prophylactic immunization
– vector control

Question 2

Bovine Ephemeral Fever

Answer 2

– supportive care for recumbent
– NSAIDs
– inactivated vaccines provide short-term immunity

Question 3

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Answer 3

– no effective treatment or vaccines are visible
– banning of meat and bone meal in cattle feeds, active and passive surveillance, and culling sick animals

Question 4

Bovine Leukosis

Answer 4

– no viable tx
– limit transfer of infected lymphocytes from one animal to another

Question 5

Bovine Petechial Fever

Answer 5

– experimental cases suggest that dithiosemicarbazone or tetracyclines might be successful, if started early

Question 6

Bovine Papular Stomatitis

Answer 6

– self-limiting
– Lx with 2° bacterial infections should be treated with antibiotics

Question 7

Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex

Answer 7

– broad-spectrum ATBCs
– NSAIDs (e.g flunixin meglumine)
– preconditioning
– minimize mixing
– vaccination against BRD pathogens
– metaphylaxis

Question 8

Bovine Viral Diarrhea - Mucosal Disease Complex

Answer 8

– supportive care
– improved biosecurity
– vaccination

Question 9

Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis (CAE)

Answer 9

– no vaccine available
– no specific treatments currently exist
– supportive care may benefit some patients
– appropriate kid and colostrum management and by using test-and-segregate/cull (seropositive) practices with adult goats

Question 10

Contagious Ecthyma

Answer 10

– parenteral and topical antimicrobials for 2° bacterial infection of skin lx
– repellents and larvicide to prevent myiasis
– immunization with live vaccines
– zoonotic: veterinarians and handlers should exercise protective precautions

Question 11

FMD

Answer 11

– normally FMD-free regions: control by culling all animals on infected premises, and animal movement controls are imposed to reduce the risk of virus spread
– normally FMD-free regions + endemic areas: vaccination around outbreaks to limit the spread of the disease
– no treatments for infected animals are available

Question 12

Maedi-visna

Answer 12

– wide-spectrum antibiotics may be used for secondary
bacterial infections

Question 13

Malignant Catarrhal Fever

Answer 13

– supportive care
– early weaning and isolation
– separation of carriers from susceptible species

Question 14

Rabies

Answer 14

– rabies vaccination (?) in large ruminants
– management of stray populations in the
farm
– education to avoid exposure to suspect
animals

Question 15

Warts

Answer 15

– ivermectin (IVM) could be used effectively to treat bovine cutaneous papillomatosis
– self-limiting