Bovine Cardio

Question 1

What can cause a decrease in WBC?

Answer 1

normal = 4-12000

Mastitis, metritis, peritonitis, pneumonia, septicemia

Question 2

what can cause a neutrophilia?

Answer 2

chronic abscess

Question 3

What do you see on a slide with Anaplasma

Answer 3

intracellular basophilic bodies in the RBCs

Question 4

What passes Anaplasma

Answer 4

insets, arthropods, mechnical

Question 5

Greatest mortality with Anaplasma is seen with what age?

Answer 5

> 24 months

no signs 1-5 mo
not fatal w/ CS 5-10 mo

Question 6

1st sign of Anaplasma

Answer 6

anemia

Question 7

Incubation of Anaplasma lasts how long?

Answer 7

3-8 wks
no CS
ends with increase in temp when 1% cells infected

Question 8

when do you see CS with anaplasma

Answer 8

developmental stage

4-9 days

Question 9

main CS associated with anaplasma

Answer 9

105-106 fever

muscle tremors, decreased milk, anemia clear w/ 40-50% infection

Question 10

main difference btwn anaplasma and babesia

Answer 10

NO hemoglobinuria w. anaplasma

Question 11

how to test for anaplasma

Answer 11

complement fixation is 96% accurate
capillary is less so
card agglutination is least but quickest an best in field

Question 12

tx for anaplasma

Answer 12

leave alone and protect heard

no vx so put oxytetracycline in feed

Question 13

how long does carrier state with Babes last?

Answer 13

1 year, resistant to infection

Question 14

CS with Babesia

Answer 14

aborion, fever, jaundice, red/brown urine

Question 15

Most common sign of anthrax

Answer 15

sudden death

Question 16

T/F cattle show CS with Lyme disease

Answer 16

false

Question 17

sequela of BLV

Answer 17

adult lymphosarcoma, persistent lympocytosis, non-apparent infection,

Question 18

how long do you have to wait to see signs of BLV infection?

Answer 18

2 weeks, cattle are natural reservoir

Question 19

What is needed for transmission?

Answer 19

lymphocyte transfer - horizontal most common way

Question 20

T/F most cattle are asymptomatic carriers of BLV

Answer 20

True
30% are persistent
5% get enzootic lymphosarcoma

Question 21

Signs associated with enzootic lymphosarcoma

Answer 21

signs dependent on tumor location and interference w/fxn, multicentriac LN, heart, uterus, abomasum

Question 22

T/F you see hypercalcemia with BLV

Answer 22

not usually

Question 23

Gold standard to test for BLV

Answer 23

ELISA

Question 24

T/F need to screen all bulls for BLV

Answer 24

True

Question 25

T/F H2O intoxication causes intravascular hemolysis

Answer 25

true

Question 26

hypophosphatemia causes what (most common anemia)

Answer 26

post-partum hemoglobinuria - intravascular hemolysis

Question 27

what CS are seen with Cu deficiency

Answer 27

skin coat, microcytic, hypo chromic anemia, D

Question 28

what kind of murmur do you hear with a ventricular septal defect?

Answer 28

holosystolic murmur - see poor growth, lethargy

Question 29

what breed is predisposed to bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency

Answer 29

hostein

Question 30

Brisket disease is caused by what

Answer 30

high altitude causing hypoxic vasoconstriction

Question 31

what side heart signs do you see with Brisket disease

Answer 31

right side

Question 32

What toxins associated with Cardiomyopathy?

Answer 32

Ionophores, cassia, phalaris, Vit E/Selenium, Cu, sulfur deficiency, lymphosarcoma

Question 33

pericarditis is caused by what

Answer 33

penetrating FB in reticulum

Question 34

what heart sounds do you hear with pericarditis

Answer 34

splashing, muffled, gallop rhythm

Question 35

A fib is associated with what

Answer 35

GI disease
hypocalcemia
chronic udder edema
pulse deficit

Question 36

Omphalitis is what?

Answer 36

infection of umbilicus after birth - septicemic infection

Question 37

what is in the umbilicus?

Answer 37

urachus, umbilical vein, 2 umbilical arteries

Question 38

how do you prevent omphalitis?

Answer 38

dipping navel