BB Ch11a Flashcards
What is the following for the domestic dog?
Order-
Family-
Genus-
Species-
Order- Carnivora
Family- Canidae
Genus- Canis
Species- familiaris
What breed of dog exhibits cyclic hematopoiesis?
Gray collies
What human disease is the golden retriever a model for?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- caused by absence of dystrophin
- X-linked
- Dystrophy in Golden Retrievers is same protein and is also X-linked
Bedlington terriers are used to study what?
Copper storage diseases (e.g. Wilson’s disease)
Define the following:
Conditioned dog
Class A
Purpose Bred
Class B
Random Source
Conditioned dog- random source dogs that have been treated and vaccinated
Class A- breeders who raise all animals on their premises
Purpose Bred- produced specifically for use in biomedical research
Class B- purchase dogs from other individuals and then resell them to research
Random Source- not bred specifically for use in research
- Which of the following is not an option for purchasing a dog for use in biomedical research:
Class A
Class B
Class C
Municipal Pound
Class C
Describe the estrous cycle of the bitch:
Monoestrous-seasonal
- predominantly in Jan-Feb and again in July-Aug, although can occur at any time of year
- proestrus, estrus, diestrus, anestrus (9, 9, 60, 120 days respectively)
A vaginal cytology consists of exclusively noncornified epithelial cells with non degenerative neutrophils. This is most consistent with:
Diestrus
- anestrus: small numbers of parabasal cells and intermediate cells, with or without neutrophils
Which pituitary hormone is responsible for spermatogenesis:
FSH (in the presence of testosterone)
Ultrasound and radiography can be used to confirm pregnancy at ____ and ____ days of gestation respectively.
Ultrasound at 25-28 days
Radiography at 42 days
- abdominal palpation at 28 days (embryos ~2 inches) can detect, but by day 35 uterus enlarges diffusely and makes detection by palpation difficult
One of the most sensitive indicators of impending parturition is:
A decrease in core body temperature
Name the phenomenon associated with a release in oxytocin as the result of the fetal puppy stimulating the cervix of the bitch.
Ferguson reflex
- Pseudopregnancy occurs following:
a. rise in estrogen
b. rise in progesterone
c. decline in estrogen
d. decline in progesterone
False pregnancy (pseudocyesis) occurs after the decline in serum progesterone toward the end of diestrus.
T/F- Social maturity and sexual maturity occur contemporaneously in the dog.
False
- sexually mature 6-9 months
- socially mature 18-36 months
Which of the following is not associated with Kennel Cough Complex:
Canine Parainfluenza virus
Canine Adenovirus
Canine Paramyxovirus
Canine Herpesvirus
Canine paramyxovirus
Which type of vaccine for Kennel Cough Complex is the preferred choice:
Intranasal CPIV and Bordetella
What is the youngest age a puppy may be vaccinated for Kennel Cough Complex?
2 weeks
- can produce immunity within 4 days
What is the characteristic histologic lesion from CPIV or CAV-2 infection?
Necrotizing tracheobronchiolitis
What is the natural reservoir for Bordetella bronchiseptica?
Respiratory tract of infected animals
Which pathogen is associated with hemorrhagic pneumonia?
Canine Adenovirus 2
- Streptococcus zooepidemicus*
- Staphylcoccus intermedius*
Canine Reovirus 1
Streptococcus zooepidemicus
- Transmission of leptospirosis occurs directly from animal to animal- T/F
False - it is primarily by environmental contact
- What is the primary reservoir for leptospirosis?
Wildlife, cattle and rodents