Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1 Questions and complete 185 solutions.

Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
What is the medical name for pinkeye? - ANSWER Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis



What breed of cattle are the most susceptible to IBK/pinkeye? - ANSWER Herefords



What are the 3 causative organisms of IBK/pinkeye? - ANSWER Moraxella bovis, Moraxella bovoculi,
Mycoplasma bovoculi



Pinkeye is spread by _____. - ANSWER flies



If a cow has tearing in 1 or both eyes, has light sensitivity, exhibits Blepharospasm, and has white/blue
eyes what disease do they have? - ANSWER Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis/Pinkeye



What are some ways IBK/pinkeye can be treated? - ANSWER Antibiotics, injection of
penicillin/dexamethasone, eye patches, tarsorrhaphy



What is tarsorrhapy? - ANSWER stitching eyelids together



What is blepharospasm? - ANSWER uncontrolled blinking/eyelid twitching



What is the main way to prevent pinkeye? - ANSWER vaccination before fly season



What is the medical term for Blackleg? - ANSWER Clostridial Myositis



What is the causative organism of Blackleg? - ANSWER Clostridium chauvoei

,Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
If an animal goes down from sudden death, exhibits muscle swelling subcutaneously, has cold tissue, or
is insensitive to pain what disease does it have? - ANSWER Clostridial Myositis/Blackleg



How do you diagnose Blackleg? - ANSWER necropsy



What is a likely treatment for Blackleg? - ANSWER Penicillin



What is the prognosis for Blackleg? - ANSWER mortality rate close to 100%



What is the main way to prevent Blackleg? - ANSWER vaccination



What is the signalment of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER adult dairy cows



What are the 3 main forms of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER Lymph node, Nervous, Ocular, digestive,
cardiac, respiratory



What is the causative organism of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV)



Regarding Bovine Leukosis, ______ is common BUT _____ is not as common. - ANSWER Infection,
clinical disease



What is the main way Bovine Leukosis is spread? - ANSWER Transmission through blood from surgical
instruments, rectal sleeves, used needles



Clinical signs of Bovine Leukosis are _____. - ANSWER Nonspecific



If a cow exhibits weight loss, decrease in milk production, and anorexia it could have this disease. -
ANSWER Bovine Leukosis

, Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
What is the main way Bovine Leukosis is diagnosed? - ANSWER blood sample



Is there a treatment for Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER no



What are some strategies that could prevent Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER segregate infected animals,
insect control, individual-use needles and rectal sleeves, disinfect surgical instruments (dehorners)



What is the causative organism of Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)? - ANSWER Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
(BVDV)



What is the most common form of BVD? - ANSWER subclinical



What is the MOST IMPORTANT thing when it comes to Bovine Viral Diarrhea? - ANSWER PI must DIE!!!!



If a cow exhibits diarrhea, erosive lesions of the digestive tract, Bovine Respiratory Disease, abortions,
stillbirths, weak calves, and immunosuppression what disease could it have? - ANSWER Bovine Viral
Diarrhea



The persistently infected (PI) animal with BVD sheds large amounts of virus through what? - ANSWER
nasal secretions, aerosols, saliva, urine, feces, uterine fluids



What are 2 ways to diagnosis BVD? - ANSWER blood sample, ear notch



Is there an effective treatment out there for BVD? - ANSWER no



What are the 2 main ways to prevent BVD? - ANSWER vaccination, ID and remove PI cattle, biosecurity



What is the cause of Uterine Prolapse in dairy cattle? - ANSWER Hypocalcemia