BB Ch14 Flashcards
1
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- Sheep, goats, and cattle are called _________. Their taxonomy is:
A
- ungulates, order Artiodactyla, suborder Ruminantia, family Bovidae
2
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- Members of Bovidae have these characteristics:
a) Even number of toes
b) Compartmentalized forestomach
c) Horns
d) All of the above
A
d
3
Q
- They are obligate herbivores- this means________.
A
- They derive all their glucose from gluconeogenesis
4
Q
- Further taxonomy of sheep is:
A
- Subfamily Caprinae, genus Ovis. Domestic sheep are Ovis aries
5
Q
- Goat taxonomy is:
A
- Subfamily Caprinae, genus and species Capra hircus
6
Q
- Cattle taxonomy for the 2 main domesticated species are:
A
- Subfamily Bovinae, Genus and species Bos taurus and Bos indicus
7
Q
- Breeds of sheep are classified as:
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Meat, wool, or dual-purpose
8
Q
- Breeds of goats are classified as:
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Dairy, meat, fiber, skin-type
9
Q
- Breeds of cattle are classified as:
A
Dairy, beef, dual-purpose
10
Q
- A few of the more important uses of ruminants in biomedical research are:
A
- Models of cardiac transplantation, evaluation of cardiac assist or prosthetic devices, embryo transfer, gene transfer, cloning (think of Dolly), antibody production
11
Q
- Basic and applied fetal and reproductive research often uses which species?
A
Sheep
12
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- T or F: Auction barns or sales often provide good quality animals for research purposes.
A
False
13
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- Health screening profiles for sheep might include:
A
- Q fever, contagious ecthyma, caseous lymphadenitis, Johne’s disease, ovine progressive pneumonia, internal and external parasites
14
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- Health screening profiles for goats might include:
A
- Q fever, caprine arthritis encephalitis, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and Johne’s disease
15
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- Health screening profiles for cattle might include:
A
- Johne’s disease, brucellosis, tuberculosis, tuberculosis, respiratory diseases, internal and external parasites, foot conditions, persistent infection with bovine viral diarrhrea virus (BVDV).
16
Q
- T or F: ruminants are sensitive to stress, so care must be taken to insure minimal stress in handling, shipping, and housing of these animals.
A
True
17
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- T or F: Ruminants are solitary animals and do well in single housing
A
False
18
Q
- Light cycles (photoperiods) for ruminants should be:
A) 12hours light:12 hours dark
B) 8 hours light: 16 hours dark
C) 16 hours light: 8 hours dark
D) like natural conditions
E) none of the above
A
D
19
Q
- The compartments of the upper GI tract are:
A
- 3 compartments of the forestomach- rumen, reticulum, and omasum. The true stomach is the abomasum
20
Q
- In neonates, passive transfer refers to what?
A
- Intestinal immunoglobulin absorption by pinocytosis in the first 36 hrs after birth
21
Q
- Ruminant erythrocytes are a) larger or b) smaller, than in other mammals.
A
b - smaller
22
Q
- A good reference for drug-therapy recommendations in food animals is what?
A
- Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD), http://www.farad.org
23
Q
- Wooden tongue is caused by which organism?
A
- Actinobacillus lignieresii
24
Q
- Transmission of Actinobacillus lignersii occurs when the organism penetrates wounds of the skin, especially the mouth. T or F
A
True
25
Q
- Actinomyces bovis causes what cattle disease?
A
Lumpy jaw
26
Q
- What is the most common etiologic agent causing omphalophebitis (navel ill)?
A
- Truperella pyogenes
27
Q
- Bacillus anthracis infection (anthrax) is usually fatal in ruminants. T or F
A
True
28
Q
- Anthrax is a reportable disease. T or F
A
True
29
Q
- The most common clinical signs associated with brucellosis (Brucella abortus and B. melitensis) are:
A
- Late term abortion, epididymitis, orchitis, chronic infection of the udder
30
Q
- Brucellosis is self-limiting and needs no treatment or management . T or F
A
- F. Culling is the treatment of choice for infected animals.
31
Q
- Campylobacteriosis (Vibriosis) can cause what clinical signs in sheep and cattle?
A
- Abortions – C. fetus subsp. intestinalis in sheep and C. fetus subsp. veneralis in cattle
32
Q
- The most common caprine skin infection is caused by which organisn?
A
- Staphylococcus intermedius or S. aureus.
33
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- Death due to Clostridium perfringens type C and D affect young animals and is usually fatal. T or F
A
True
34
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- C. perfingens type D is common in which species: A) Sheep B) Sheep and goats C) Cattle D) Sheep, goats, and cattle?
A
A
35
Q
- Clostridium tetani infection (tetanus) causes death by septicemia. T or F
A
- F. The endotoxin is neurotoxic and hemolytic, and death results from respiratory failure.
36
Q
- Clostridium novyi and C. chauvoei cause similar infections in cattle and sheep. The common name of C. novyi infection is _________________, and the common name for C. chauvoei is _______________.
A
- Bighead and black disease; blackleg
37
Q
- Vaccinations may prevent C. novyi and C. chauovei infections. T or F
A
True
38
Q
- Malignant edema is an acute, often fatal disease caused by __________.
A
- Clostridium septicum and often mixed with other clostridial species.
39
Q
- The four types(groups for classification) of E. coli that are associated with colibacillosis are :
A
- Enterotoxigenic, enterohemorrohagic, enteropathogenic, and enteroinvasive.
40
Q
- Caseous lymphadenitis is caused by _____________.
A
- Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
41
Q
- Caseous lymphadenitis can be treated effectively with antibiotics. T or F
A
False
42
Q
- The most common agent causing pyelonephritis in cattle is _____________, and the agents causing posthitis in sheep and goats are______________.
A
- Corynebacterium renale; C. cystidis and C. pilosum.
43
Q
- Erysipelas is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and causes what disease clinical signs in young lambs?
A
- Chronic polyarthritis
44
Q
- Mycotic dermatitis (lumpy wool) and strawberry foot rot are caused by what bacteria?
A
- Dermatophilus congolensis
45
Q
- Which two bacteria work synergistically in causing contagious foot rot in sheep and goats?
A
- Dichelobacter (Bacteroides) nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum
46
Q
- Which two bacteria cause foot rot of cattle?
A
- Fusobacterium necrophorum and Prevotella melaninogenic (formerly Bacteroides melaninogenicus).
47
Q
- Papillomatous digital dermatitis in cattle, also known as heel warts, is caused by several spp. of bacteria and spirochete-like organisms. T or F
A
True
48
Q
- Histophilus somni infection can cause many disease conditions, including (pick all that apply):
A) thromboembolic meningoencephalitis (TEME)
B) septicemia
C) arthritis
D) reproductive failure
E) respiratory disease
F) dermatitis
A
- A, B, C, D, and E
49
Q
- Leptospirosis can cause ______________ in sheep and goats, and _____ in cattle.
A
- Abortion, anemia, hemoglobinuria, and icterus in sheep and goats; Same signs as in sheep and goats, plus meningitis and death in calves, abortion and drop in milk production in cows.
50
Q
- Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease. T or F
A
True
51
Q
- Listeria monocytogenes is most commonly acquired by ruminants in which way:
A) arthropod vectors
B) fecal-oral
C) spoiled silage and contaminated feed
D) airborne
A
C
52
Q
- The three forms of listeriosis are:
A
31.
- Encephalitis (most common in ruminants)
- Placentitis with abortion
- Septicemia with hepatitis and pneumonia
53
Q
- The disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi is :
A
Lyme disease
54
Q
- The most common cause of infectious bovine keritoconjunctivitis (IBK) is :
A
- Moraxella bovis
55
Q
- Mycobacterium bovis, M. avium, and M. tuberculosis are all pathogens of domestic ruminants and these pathogens are zoonotic. T or F
A
True