Cattle Dz Final Exam questions and
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Bovine Papilloma Virus - ANS ✔What is the causative agent of bovine warts?
6 month old dairy heifer - ANS ✔What animals are most at risk for warts?
Treat all cattle in herd - ANS ✔What must be done if you diagnose chorioptic mange?
Direct microscopic examination of pus - ANS ✔How is dermatophilosis diagnosed?
Trichophyton mentagrophytes - ANS ✔What is one of the common dermatophytes in
ruminants?
Ringworm - ANS ✔What is the common term for dermatophytosis?
1-3 months - ANS ✔What is the usual duration of dermatophytosis?
July - ANS ✔When is the best time to treat for hypoderma in cattle?
Pale mucous membranes - ANS ✔What is a clinical sign of a lice infestation?
Pyrethrin powder - ANS ✔How should lice infestation be treated?
,Chorioptes spp and demodex spp. - ANS ✔What is the most common types of mange that affect
farm animals?
Elevated GGT, SDH - ANS ✔What will help in the diagnosis of Type III photosensitization?
In the hoof - ANS ✔90% of bovine lameness is located where?
Front medial toes (bilateral) - ANS ✔For the cow in the following picture, where is the lameness
most likely located?
Bilateral Wooden Toe blocks on the Lateral front toes - ANS ✔Which of the following treatments
is would be most likely to result in the quickest resolution of lameness for the following cow?
-Foot rot is commonly associated with D. nodosus and F. necrophorum.
-Foot rot is primarily an infection of the external soft tissues structures of the foot but can
spread to the coffin joint, navicular structures, and the flexor tendon sheaths.
-Foot rot is associated with swelling, pain and red skin around the coronary band. - ANS ✔The
following statement(s) is true regarding foot rot in cattle:
Hairy Heel Wart (Digital Dermatitis) - ANS ✔You examine a cow for lameness and find the
following lesion.
What is this lesion?
Oxytetracycline impregnated bandage on the foot - ANS ✔You examine a cow for lameness and
find the following lesion.
What is the most appropriate treatment for this cow?
Hoof abscess - ANS ✔You are presented with a 800 lb steer that has been "non-weight-bearing
lame" on its left hind leg (it is not bearing any weight on its left hind leg) for 2 days. The owner
, is concerned that it is a fracture. They have been treating at home with Flunixin meglumine (a
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) with mild improvement. Physical examination did not
reveal any areas that appear hot, swollen, painful, or unstable. Which of the following is the
most likely differential?
Checking for foot pain - ANS ✔Please identify this instrument or its intended use.
Observation of animal as it walks - ANS ✔A good bovine lameness exam should begin with
Corns (interdigital fibroma) - ANS ✔One of your clients has been feeding a very hot ration (high
carbohydrate content) in the hopes of increasing his milk production. You diagnose several of
his cows with laminitis among various other foot lesions. You explain to the farmer that many of
the other foot lesions may be due to laminitis or subclinical laminitis. Which of the following
hoof lesions is NOT a sequela to laminitis?
The cow vocalizes when the lame leg contacts the ground - ANS ✔When performing a lameness
exam on a cow, which of the following is an uncommon (Not Common) sign of lameness:
Cast - ANS ✔A farmer calls you out to examine a 5 day old Angus calf that cannot stand. You
palpate instability at the mid-diaphyseal portion of the bone between the stifle and the hock.
Which of the following would not be a viable option for stabilization of this fracture?
A calf with a Salter-Harris type 1 fracture of the distal metacarpus. - ANS ✔Which of the
following would be a good candidate for application of a plain cast?
TRUE - ANS ✔A cast placed on a mature Holstein cow should incorporate the foot.
FALSE - ANS ✔A ventral coxofemoral luxation has a better prognosis than a dorsal luxation.
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Bovine Papilloma Virus - ANS ✔What is the causative agent of bovine warts?
6 month old dairy heifer - ANS ✔What animals are most at risk for warts?
Treat all cattle in herd - ANS ✔What must be done if you diagnose chorioptic mange?
Direct microscopic examination of pus - ANS ✔How is dermatophilosis diagnosed?
Trichophyton mentagrophytes - ANS ✔What is one of the common dermatophytes in
ruminants?
Ringworm - ANS ✔What is the common term for dermatophytosis?
1-3 months - ANS ✔What is the usual duration of dermatophytosis?
July - ANS ✔When is the best time to treat for hypoderma in cattle?
Pale mucous membranes - ANS ✔What is a clinical sign of a lice infestation?
Pyrethrin powder - ANS ✔How should lice infestation be treated?
,Chorioptes spp and demodex spp. - ANS ✔What is the most common types of mange that affect
farm animals?
Elevated GGT, SDH - ANS ✔What will help in the diagnosis of Type III photosensitization?
In the hoof - ANS ✔90% of bovine lameness is located where?
Front medial toes (bilateral) - ANS ✔For the cow in the following picture, where is the lameness
most likely located?
Bilateral Wooden Toe blocks on the Lateral front toes - ANS ✔Which of the following treatments
is would be most likely to result in the quickest resolution of lameness for the following cow?
-Foot rot is commonly associated with D. nodosus and F. necrophorum.
-Foot rot is primarily an infection of the external soft tissues structures of the foot but can
spread to the coffin joint, navicular structures, and the flexor tendon sheaths.
-Foot rot is associated with swelling, pain and red skin around the coronary band. - ANS ✔The
following statement(s) is true regarding foot rot in cattle:
Hairy Heel Wart (Digital Dermatitis) - ANS ✔You examine a cow for lameness and find the
following lesion.
What is this lesion?
Oxytetracycline impregnated bandage on the foot - ANS ✔You examine a cow for lameness and
find the following lesion.
What is the most appropriate treatment for this cow?
Hoof abscess - ANS ✔You are presented with a 800 lb steer that has been "non-weight-bearing
lame" on its left hind leg (it is not bearing any weight on its left hind leg) for 2 days. The owner
, is concerned that it is a fracture. They have been treating at home with Flunixin meglumine (a
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) with mild improvement. Physical examination did not
reveal any areas that appear hot, swollen, painful, or unstable. Which of the following is the
most likely differential?
Checking for foot pain - ANS ✔Please identify this instrument or its intended use.
Observation of animal as it walks - ANS ✔A good bovine lameness exam should begin with
Corns (interdigital fibroma) - ANS ✔One of your clients has been feeding a very hot ration (high
carbohydrate content) in the hopes of increasing his milk production. You diagnose several of
his cows with laminitis among various other foot lesions. You explain to the farmer that many of
the other foot lesions may be due to laminitis or subclinical laminitis. Which of the following
hoof lesions is NOT a sequela to laminitis?
The cow vocalizes when the lame leg contacts the ground - ANS ✔When performing a lameness
exam on a cow, which of the following is an uncommon (Not Common) sign of lameness:
Cast - ANS ✔A farmer calls you out to examine a 5 day old Angus calf that cannot stand. You
palpate instability at the mid-diaphyseal portion of the bone between the stifle and the hock.
Which of the following would not be a viable option for stabilization of this fracture?
A calf with a Salter-Harris type 1 fracture of the distal metacarpus. - ANS ✔Which of the
following would be a good candidate for application of a plain cast?
TRUE - ANS ✔A cast placed on a mature Holstein cow should incorporate the foot.
FALSE - ANS ✔A ventral coxofemoral luxation has a better prognosis than a dorsal luxation.
