11 Flashcards
How do you treat Scrapie?
Cull affected animals and breed for resistant flock
How do you treat Anaplasmosis?
Oxytetracycline
How is Anaplasmosis transmitted?
Ticks
Which dog breed is strongly predisposed to atopic dermatitis?
Westies
How do you dx Sarcoptes?
Pinna-pedal reflex, clinical signs, superficial skin scrape
Polychromasia is typically a sign of _____ in cats
Regenerative anemia
What supplement results in an increased produciton of less inflammatory eicosanoids?
Omega-3 fatty acids
Calves that are fed milk replacers containing linseed oil, soybean oil, fish oil, and corn oil are predisposed to what deficiency?
Vitamin E deficiency
What GI parasite other than Strongylus, Gasterophilus, Oxyuris equi and Anoplocephala perfoliata is important in young horses under 1yo?
Parascaris equorum
Babesia affects which cells?
RBCs
Is canine scabies zoonotic?
Yes
Which equine encephalomyelitis has the least mortality in horses showing clinical signs?
Western equine encephalomyelitis
In cattle, pododermatitis circumscripta involves a lesion at the _____
Sole/bulb junction
Which breed of dog is predisposed to Cushing’s?
Dachshund
Extreme rapid weight loss and green watery diarrhea with normal TPR is caused by what?
Paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease)