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10 + 11: Mastitis Flashcards

1
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What is the usual cause of mastitis?

A

Bacteria

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2
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What does subclinical mastitis present as?

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No changes to milk, see as somatic cell count

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Which kind of mastitis cases can cause significant hyperalgesia?

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Even mild cases

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4
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What is the most common cause of death in adult cattle?

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Clinical mastitis

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5
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What four factors can mastitis adversely affect?

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Fertility, milk yield, milk quality, somatic cell count

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6
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Through which stages can mastitis cycle?

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Clinical to subclinical to chronic

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7
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Why can contagious mastitis be controlled?

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Because transmission is linked to the milking process so there is a reservoir of infection

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8
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Which kind of mastitis is impossible to eradicate?

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Environmental

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9
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What is the most common mastitis bacteria?

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Strep uberis

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10
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How long does E Coli mastitis tend to last?

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Transient

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11
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What does Strep agalactiae mastitis usually present as?

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Subclinical

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12
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Which bacteria produce the most persistent infection?

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Gram +ves

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13
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Which kind of mastitis is the 5-point control plan good for?

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Contagious

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14
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What is the 5 point control plan?

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Machine maintenance, teat disinfection post-milking, antibiotic dry cow therapy, prompt treatment and recording, culling if chronic or recurrent

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15
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What are clinical signs of systemic mastitis?

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Fever, anorexia, toxaemia

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16
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Why is it useful to grade mastitis severity?

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To find the causative agents and select a therapy

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17
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What is grade 1 mastitis?

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Changes to secretion only

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18
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What is grade 2 mastitis?

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Changes to secretion and udder

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19
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What is grade 3 mastitis?

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Systemically ill cow

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20
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Which bacteria especially causes grade 3 mastitis?

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Coliform

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21
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How do you culture your milk samples?

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24 hour culture on blood agar

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22
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What are 5 ways of detecting subclinical mastitis?

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Increased somatic cell count, sterile milk culture, electrical conductivity, lactate dehydrogenase, NAGase

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23
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Which cells make up the somatic cell count?

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Epithelial and white blood cells

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24
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What is somatic cell count a measure of?

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Udder stress, damage or irritation

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25
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Over what somatic cell count shows infection?

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200,000

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26
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What is the legal EC somatic cell count limit?

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400,000 per ml

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27
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What other factors affect somatic cell count?

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Age, stage of lactation, season, stress, breed

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28
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How do you avoid seasonality in somatic cell count penalties?

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13 weeks geometric mean

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29
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Which cells show infection in milk

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Neutrophils

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30
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Which cells are in healthy milk?

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Mainly macrophage

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31
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What % of UK cows have individual somatic cell levels measured?

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50%

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32
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Which quarters are measured for somatic cell counts?

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Composite of all quarters

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33
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What is the usual somatic cell count cutoff in the UK?

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200,000/ml

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34
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How does a CMT work?

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Detergent with indicator to break down cell membranes so becomes gelatinous and acid release causes colour change

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35
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What do bactoscans measure?

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Bacteria in bulk milk

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36
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Which levels determine milk quality payments?

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Bactoscans milk levels

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37
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What does optimal milk let down require?

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Oxytocin and pre-stimulation

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38
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How does stress affect oxytocin release?

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Inhibits

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39
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What is an advantage of massaging teats while wiping?

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Stimulates oxytocin release and causes milk ejection

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40
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How soon after disinfection should you apply to machine?

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90 seconds

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41
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How can you measure teat cleanliness?

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From 1-4, or swab for bacteria

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42
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How quickly will most cows milk out?

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5-7 minutes

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43
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How can you avoid teat damage when taking off the milking machine?

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Turn off the vacuum first

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44
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How long do the streak canals stay open after milking?

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1 hour

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45
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How can you keep cows standing for 1 hour after milking?

A

Give food

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46
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What must you make sure if using a spray to disinfect?

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Must ensure full coverage

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47
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What’s a problem with cracked teat liners?

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Allows milk to remain

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48
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What are signs of damage to the teat from the milking machine?

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Red teats, swollen, orifice remains open, hard, cyanotic

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49
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What are medium term changes from teat damage?

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Petechiae or larger haemorrhage

50
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What does hyperkeratosis of the teat end show?

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Long-term change from slow or over-milking

51
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Above what % of cows showing hyperkeratosis is a problem?

52
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How can you measure therapy success?

A

Clinical or bacteriological cure

53
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What are the three therapeutic targets of treatment?

A

The cow if systemic, the parenchyma of the mammary tissue, the milk, lining, ducts and alveoli of the mammary gland

54
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What’s an advantage of intramammary antibiotics?

A

Allow effective concentration to be attained in milk

55
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Which pathogens are intramammary antibiotics useful for?

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Non-invasive like S agalactiae, coagulase -ve Staph, S dysgalactiae

56
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How many milkings do you use intramammary antibiotics for?

57
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Which kind of cure is less likely with intramammary antibiotics?

A

Bacteriological e.g. S uberis and S aureus

58
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What kind of infection can still be present after intramammary antibiotics?

A

Subclinical

59
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Is milk saleable after intramammary antibiotics?

60
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What is a problem with intramammary antibiotics?

A

Causes more chronic infections, fibrin and micro-abscesses, 24-36 hour limit for infectiveness

61
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Which kind of antibiotics can you use if deep tissues are involved (grade 2)?

A

Parenteral

62
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When are parenteral antibiotics indicated?

A

Where pathogens are invasive and create absceses (S aureus and S uberis)

63
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What are some examples of parenteral antibiotics used?

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Erythromycin, potentiated sulphonamides

64
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How do you treat grade 1 mastitis?

A

Standard intra-mammary infusion

65
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How do you treat grade 2 mastitis?

A

Intramammary infusion and parenteral antibiotics

66
Q

How do you treat grade 3 mastitis?

A

Consult vet

67
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What do you do if you have not achieved a clinical cure after repeated cases?

A

Treat for 2-3x longer than normal, give parenteral antibiotics, change tubes

68
Q

When is drying off the whole cow an option?

A

80 days after calving

69
Q

Which is udder mint useful?

A

Increases blood supply

70
Q

What are some adjunct therapies you can try?

A

Steroids, NSAIDs, oxytocin

71
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What does therapy for severe mastitis target?

A

Coliform mastitis, treats the bacteraemia not the gland

72
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When do you do extended intramammary therapy?

73
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How do you treat endotoxic shock?

A

Hypertonic saline, NSAIDs, calcium

74
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What dose of hypertonic saline do you use?

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3l per 600kg

75
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Before drying off, what do you reduce yield to?

76
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How do you dry off?

A

Abruptly, give antibiotics, teat sealant and dry cow diet

77
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How much higher is dry period susceptibility than during lactation?

78
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Why is dry period susceptibiltyi higher?

A

No flushing of bacteria, increased intramammary pressure, stopping of teat disinfection

79
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What is resistance to infection like when quiescent?

80
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What is resistance like during colostrogenesis?

A

Increased pressure again

81
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Which kind of antibiotics may chronically S aureus infected cows need?

A

Parenteral

82
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How do you ensure a cow is not infected at drying off?

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Using somatic cell count but not if giving antibiotic tubes

83
Q

What are the two types of teat sealant?

A

Internal or external

84
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What do you do to cows with persistent high somatic cell counts?

85
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What do you do to cows that don’t respond to antibiotics or are persistently infected?

86
Q

Why do teat lesions make the udder more susceptible to intra-mammary infection?

A

Can be colonised by mastitis bacteria

87
Q

What kind of virus causes cowpox?

A

Orthopoxvirus

88
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How common is cowpox?

89
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What are clinical signs of cowpox?

A

May be mildly febrile

90
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How do you treat cowpox?

A

Usually heals within one month

91
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What kind of virus causes pseudocowpox?

A

Parapoxvirus

92
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How common is pseudocowpox?

A

More common and milder

93
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What do lesions look like in pseudocowpox?

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Horseshoe-shaped

94
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Why is reinfection with pseudocowpox common?

A

Little immunity

95
Q

What does pseudocowpox cause in humans?

A

Milkers nodule

96
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Which virus causes Bovine Herpes Mammilitis?

97
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What do BHV-2 lesions look like?

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raw and ulcerated and very painful

98
Q

How do you treat BHV-2?

A

Emollients and aciclovir

99
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Which viruses cause warts?

100
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What kind of warts can occur on teats caused by BPV?

A

Papillomas and fibropapillomas

101
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How is BPV spread?

A

Direct and indirect contact

102
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What problems can warts cause?

A

Can interfere with milking

103
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How do you treat warts?

A

Surgical excision

104
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What kind of prevention is available for warts?

A

Autogenous vaccine

105
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What bacteria causes Black Spot?

A

Fusobacterium necrophorum

106
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What initaited black spot?

A

Damage to teat orifice from the milking machine

107
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What is milking like during black spot infection?

A

Incomplete and slow

108
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What bacteria causes udder impetigo?

109
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What does udder impetigo look like?

A

Pustules of udder and teats

110
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How do you treat udder impetigo?

A

treat by antiseptic skin until resolution

111
Q

What causes udder cleft dermatitis?

A

Treponemes

112
Q

What are clinical signs of summer mastitis?

A

Inflamed swollen teats, purulent and foul smelling secretion, secretory function lost, joints swollen, toxaemia, abortion, death

113
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What bacteria causes summer mastitis?

A

Trueperella pyogenes, also others

114
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How does summer mastitis spread?

A

headfly so occurence relates to fly habitat

115
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What are risk factors for summer mastitis?

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No dry cow therapy, flies, autumn calving, teat damage, age

116
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Which training helps farmers avoid antibiotics in milk?

117
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Which bacteria can you vaccinate against?

A

S aureus and coliforms

118
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How does coliform vaccine affect severity and incidence?

A

Reduces severity but not incidence

119
Q

What are some clinical mastitis parameters?

A

% herd affected, case rate, new infection rate, case:cow ratio, repeat case rate, chronic rate, antibiotic tube usage

120
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How can bull choice affect mastitis?

A

Somatic cell count in bull proofs

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