8 Flashcards
How do you treat Eimeria (coccidia) in young calves?
Amprolium
What type of toxin does Crotalaria posess?
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid
What does red maple toxicity cause?
Anemia
Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus infection in rats is assoc. w/which other bacteria?
Mycoplasma pulmonis
What is the etiologic agent of proventricular dilation disease in birds?
Avian bornavirus (ABV)
What is a side effect of ketamine in dogs?
Increased muscle tone
What causes star-gazing, blindness, strabismus, and diarrhea in steers?
Vit A deficiency
How do you treat Ascaris suum in pigs?
Fenbendazole
Once infected, for what period of time is canine parvovirus usually shed?
7-10 days
Megalocytosis, periportal fibrosis, and biliary hyperplasia on liver biopsy of a sick horse are caused by what?
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid toxicity
Progressive exophthalmos and 3rd eyelid protrusion w/o pain and inability to retropulse the globe indicate what?
Orbital neoplasia
How do you treat endometritis in a cow?
Systemic ceftiofur
Can chickens get WNV?
No
What is not a zoonotic pathogen shed in cow milk?
Campylobacter fetus veneralis
How do you treat FAD?
Topical imidacloprid and permethrin
What would you expect to find on bloodwork of a dog that is vomiting d/t a gastric outflow obstruction?
Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis
Gram negative barbell shaped rods are what agent?
Dichelobacter nodosus
What is a clinical sign of Horner’s syndrome in a horse?
Sweating
What disease does Dichelobacter nodosus cause?
Infectious footrot in sheep
When do ewes reach maturity?
5-7 months
What causes primarily early embryonic death and infertility but can also cause sporadic abortions in cattle?
Campylobacter fetus veneralis
Sensitivity determines the number of ______
False negatives
Looks at the animals that do have the disease of interest and is the % of them will test positive
Sensitivity
Defines the number of true negatives and false positives
Specificity
Ossification of the collateral cartilages of P3 is aka _____
Sidebone
How is Babesia gibsoni transmitted?
Ixodid tick vector
What is the reservoir for Mycobacterium leprae in the USA?
Armadillo
What is a possible sequela of a dog ingesting mothballs?
Heinz body anemia
How do you treat a cat with hepatic lipidosis?
Esophagostomy tube and tube feedings
What is the difference between prescription and OTC drugs?
Prescription drugs may only be used by or under supervision of a vet
What is the most common cause for formation of eosinophilic plaques in the skin of cats?
FAD
Left ventricular hypertrophy is assoc. w/what disease in cats?
Hyperthyroidism
What is bighead caused by and how do you treat it?
Clostridium spp tx w/penicillin
What is the human health concern assoc. w/HPAI?
HPAI can transfer genes from pig or human flu strains and therefore can become infectious to humans
