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.xClinicalxsignsxthatxarexcommonxwithxEHVxmyeloencephalitisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
bladderxparalysisxwithxurinexdribbling,xfecalxretention,xandxhindlimbxataxia.xThexxanthochro
micxCSFxwithxthexhighxproteinxandxnormalxcellxcountx(albuminocytologicxdissociation)
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hexownerxexplainsxthatxshexpulledxwhatxlookedxlikexaxsplinterxfromxthexrightxfrontxpawxbefor
exthexlesionsxstarted.xWhatxisxthexdiagnosisxandxtreatmentxforxthisxdisease?x-
xCORRECTxxANSWER-Sporotrichosis;xItraconazole
3xrespiratoryxdiseasesxofxchickensxthatxlookxalike:x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
infectiousxbronchitis,xNewcastlexdiseasexandxinfectiousxlaryngotracheitis.
3-Methylindolex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Cattlexthatxarexmovedxtoxlushxforagexthatxisxhighxinxtryptophanxmetabolizexthextryptophanxto
x3-methylindolexinxthexrumen.
4-ipomeanox-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
pneumotoxicxcompoundxthatxisxproducedxbyxthexfungusxFusariumxsolanixactingxonxthexswe
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Ax1-
monthxoldxfemalexalpacaxpresentsxtoxyouxforxdifficultyxbreathingxandxdifficultyxnursing.xOnxy
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sxextraxdigits.xWhatxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Choanalxatresia
Ax10-
monthxoldxArabianxpresentsxforxpersistentxsuperficialxandxdeepxdigitalxflexorxtendonxcontra
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Distalxcheckxdesmotomyxandxproximalxcheckxdesmotomy
Ax12-
yearxoldxmarexpresentsxforxaxsuddenxonsetxofxptyalismxandxanxinabilityxtoxprehendxfood.xW
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paresis.xYouxnotexasymmetricxmusclexatrophyxofxlimbxmusculature.xThesexfindingsxarexmo
stxconsistentxwithxwhichxcondition?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Equinexprotozoalxmyeloencephalitis
Ax7xyearxoldxfemalexspayedxLabradorxRetrieverxpresentsxforxleakingxurinexwhilexsleeping.x
Radiographsxshowxaxnormalxsizedxbladder.xWhatxtreatmentxisxmostxlikelyxtoxdecreasexthex
dog'sxsigns?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Phenylpropanolamine
Axbroilerxflockxhasxincreasedxmortalityxandxyouxconductxaxnecropsyxtoxfindxthreexlesions:xfib
rinousxpericarditis,xperihepatitisxandxairsacculitis.xWhatxinfectiousxagentxisxusuallyxthexcau
sexofxthisxclassicxtriadxofxlesions?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Escherichiaxcoli
AxgoatxherdxisxdiagnosedxwithxhavingxMycoplasmaxmycoidesxssp.xmycoidesx(caprinexorxlar
gexcolonyxtype).xWhatxshouldxyouxtellxthexownerxtoxdo?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Cullxallxculturexpositivexanimalsxandxaffectedxkids.
Axhealthyxracexhorsexwithxaxheartxratexofx16xbpmxisxmostxlikelyxtoxhavexwhatxelectricalxrhyth
mxfinding?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Second-degreexatrioventricularxblock
Axhorsexgetsxintoxcowxfeedxthatxcontainsxthexionophore,xmonensin.xWhatxisxyourxbiggestxco
ncern?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cardiotoxicity
Axhorsexpresentingxforxdischargexaroundxthexearxshouldxbexassessedxforxthisxcondition.x-
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Axhorsexpresentsxtoxyouxwithxsignsxofxfistulousxwithers.xFromxwherexisxthisxconditionxmostxli
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Axminiaturexhorsexpresentsxforxcolic.xWhatxcausexofxcolicxarextheyxpronexto?x-
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Axyoungxbullxpresentsxforxaxbreedingxsoundnessxexam.xWhatxisxthexminimumxrecommend
edxpercentagexnormalxmorphologyxofxsperm?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
spermxmotilityxofxatxleastx30%xmotile,xandxspermxmorphologyxofxatxleastx70%xnormal.
abnormalitiesxisxassociatedxwithxpurpuraxhemorrhagica?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
anemia,xhyperproteinemia,xhyperfibrinogenemia,xhyperglobulinemia,xandxneutrophilia.
Aboutxwhatxpercentagexofxaxhorse'sxdryxmatterxintakexshouldxbexproteinxforxanxadultxhorsex
withxmaintenancexrequirements?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-12%
,activatedxcharcoalxineffectivexforx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
alcohols,xcorrosives,xandxsomexmetalsx(suchxasxironxandxlithium),xasxwellxasxarsenic.
acutexbovinexpulmonaryxedemaxandxemphysemax(ABPEE)x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Cattlexthatxarexmovedxtoxlushxforagexthatxisxhighxinxtryptophanxmetabolizexthextryptophanxto
x3-methylindolexinxthexrumen.x3-
MIxisxtoxicxtoxthexlung,xresultingxinxacutexinterstitialxpneumoniaxandxemphysema.
affectedxagexofxpigsx-xClostridiumxperfringensxtypexAxandxCx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-1-
7xdays
Africanxswinexfeverxtransmissionx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-softxtickxofxdirectxcontact
agexE.xcolixinxpigsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-1-14xdays
agexpigxintestinalxcoccidiosisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-5-15xdays
agexrotavirusxinxpigsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-1-5xweeks
Amlodipinex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
calciumxchannelxblockerxandxworksxbyxpreventingxcalciumxinfluxxintoxvascularxsmoothxmus
clexcells,xtherebyxcausingxvasodilation.xThisxrelaxesxthexvesselsxandxallowsxforxreducedxbl
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Amlodipinex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
calciumxchannelxblockerxusedxforxpatientsxwithxsystemicxhypertension
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Anxadultxhorsexpresentsxtoxyouxforxskinxlesionsxonxthexdorsum.xYouxfindxthatxhexhasxstickyx
mattedxhairxonxthexdorsumxwithxmultiplexcrustsxthatxhavexpurulentxexudatexunderxthem.xWh
atxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Dermatophilusxcongolensis
antibioticxforxtoxoplasmax-xCORRECTxxANSWER-clindamycin
Ascarisxsuumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
intestinalxobstructionxorxmigrationxtoxbilexductsxandxliverx(whitexspots)x
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, Atxwhatxpointxisxthexplacentaxofxaxcowxconsideredxretained?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Atenololx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Avianxencephalomyelitisxinxadultxchickensx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
dropxinxeggxproductionxandxembryoxdeathxinxfertilexeggs.xvaccinatextoxprevent
Avianxencephalomyelitisxinxchicksxandxpoultsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Noxtreatment.xcull
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avianxPolyomaxvirusx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
causesxdelayedxfeathering,xdiarrhea,xgastrointestinalxstasis,xascites,xandxdeath
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Clostridiumxhaemolyticum.xliverxdamagexandxtoxinxreleased
BedlingtonxTerriersxarexpredisposedxtoxdevelopingxwhichxofxthexfollowing?x-
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ultxinxintraneuronalxaccumulationxofxmannose-basedxoligosaccharides.
birdxallxseedxdietxisxdeficientxinx____x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-VitaminxA
BirdxclinicalxsignsxofxhypovitaminosisxAx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
bluntedxchoanalxpapilla,xrhinitis,xsinusitis,xandxlossxofxskinxandxfeatherxquality.
birdxGoutx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-build-
upxofxuricxacid,xandxtypicallyxcausesxswollenxpainfulxjoints
blackxwidowxspiderxbitex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
toxinxthatxbindsxtoxcalciumxchannels,xincreasingxmembranexpermeabilityxandxenhancingxd
.xClinicalxsignsxthatxarexcommonxwithxEHVxmyeloencephalitisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
bladderxparalysisxwithxurinexdribbling,xfecalxretention,xandxhindlimbxataxia.xThexxanthochro
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avexresultedxinximprovementxofxthexlesions;xhowever,xthexlesionsxhavexneverxfullyxresolved
.xThexownerxdescribesxthatxthexlesionsxoriginallyxstartedxoutxonxthexrightxfrontxpawxandxhav
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hexownerxexplainsxthatxshexpulledxwhatxlookedxlikexaxsplinterxfromxthexrightxfrontxpawxbefor
exthexlesionsxstarted.xWhatxisxthexdiagnosisxandxtreatmentxforxthisxdisease?x-
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3xrespiratoryxdiseasesxofxchickensxthatxlookxalike:x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
infectiousxbronchitis,xNewcastlexdiseasexandxinfectiousxlaryngotracheitis.
3-Methylindolex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
Cattlexthatxarexmovedxtoxlushxforagexthatxisxhighxinxtryptophanxmetabolizexthextryptophanxto
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4-ipomeanox-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Ax1-
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ourxphysicalxexam,xyouxnotexthatxthexcriaxisxopenxmouthxbreathing.xYouxalsoxnotexthatxitxha
sxextraxdigits.xWhatxisxthexmostxlikelyxdiagnosis?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Choanalxatresia
Ax10-
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Distalxcheckxdesmotomyxandxproximalxcheckxdesmotomy
Ax12-
yearxoldxmarexpresentsxforxaxsuddenxonsetxofxptyalismxandxanxinabilityxtoxprehendxfood.xW
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Substantiaxnigraxandxglobusxpallidus.xAxlesionxtoxthesexbasalxgangliaxwillxresultxinxmoveme
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paresis.xYouxnotexasymmetricxmusclexatrophyxofxlimbxmusculature.xThesexfindingsxarexmo
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Radiographsxshowxaxnormalxsizedxbladder.xWhatxtreatmentxisxmostxlikelyxtoxdecreasexthex
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Axbroilerxflockxhasxincreasedxmortalityxandxyouxconductxaxnecropsyxtoxfindxthreexlesions:xfib
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Axhealthyxracexhorsexwithxaxheartxratexofx16xbpmxisxmostxlikelyxtoxhavexwhatxelectricalxrhyth
mxfinding?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Second-degreexatrioventricularxblock
Axhorsexgetsxintoxcowxfeedxthatxcontainsxthexionophore,xmonensin.xWhatxisxyourxbiggestxco
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Axhorsexpresentingxforxdischargexaroundxthexearxshouldxbexassessedxforxthisxcondition.x-
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Axhorsexpresentsxtoxyouxwithxsignsxofxfistulousxwithers.xFromxwherexisxthisxconditionxmostxli
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Axminiaturexhorsexpresentsxforxcolic.xWhatxcausexofxcolicxarextheyxpronexto?x-
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Axyoungxbullxpresentsxforxaxbreedingxsoundnessxexam.xWhatxisxthexminimumxrecommend
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spermxmotilityxofxatxleastx30%xmotile,xandxspermxmorphologyxofxatxleastx70%xnormal.
abnormalitiesxisxassociatedxwithxpurpuraxhemorrhagica?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
anemia,xhyperproteinemia,xhyperfibrinogenemia,xhyperglobulinemia,xandxneutrophilia.
Aboutxwhatxpercentagexofxaxhorse'sxdryxmatterxintakexshouldxbexproteinxforxanxadultxhorsex
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,activatedxcharcoalxineffectivexforx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
alcohols,xcorrosives,xandxsomexmetalsx(suchxasxironxandxlithium),xasxwellxasxarsenic.
acutexbovinexpulmonaryxedemaxandxemphysemax(ABPEE)x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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x3-methylindolexinxthexrumen.x3-
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agexpigxintestinalxcoccidiosisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-5-15xdays
agexrotavirusxinxpigsx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-1-5xweeks
Amlodipinex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Anxadultxhorsexpresentsxtoxyouxforxskinxlesionsxonxthexdorsum.xYouxfindxthatxhexhasxstickyx
mattedxhairxonxthexdorsumxwithxmultiplexcrustsxthatxhavexpurulentxexudatexunderxthem.xWh
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Ascarisxsuumx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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, Atxwhatxpointxisxthexplacentaxofxaxcowxconsideredxretained?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Atenololx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Avianxencephalomyelitisxinxadultxchickensx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
dropxinxeggxproductionxandxembryoxdeathxinxfertilexeggs.xvaccinatextoxprevent
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ataxia,xparalysis,xtremorsxofxthexhead,xneck,xorxthexwholexbody.xvirusxreplicatesxinxpurkinjex
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Noxtreatment.xcull
AvianxMycobacteriosisx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
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Clostridiumxhaemolyticum.xliverxdamagexandxtoxinxreleased
BedlingtonxTerriersxarexpredisposedxtoxdevelopingxwhichxofxthexfollowing?x-
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BestxdiagnosticxtestxforxEIPHx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Bronchoscopy
Betaxmannosidasexdeficiencyx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-axgeneticxdisorderxinxAnglo-
NubianxgoatsxandxSalersxcalves.xStoragexdiseasexandxinbornxerrorsxofxmetabolismxcanxres
ultxinxintraneuronalxaccumulationxofxmannose-basedxoligosaccharides.
birdxallxseedxdietxisxdeficientxinx____x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-VitaminxA
BirdxclinicalxsignsxofxhypovitaminosisxAx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
bluntedxchoanalxpapilla,xrhinitis,xsinusitis,xandxlossxofxskinxandxfeatherxquality.
birdxGoutx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-build-
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