Bovine Digestive Flashcards
Ptyalism is a sign for what?
oral dz, choke, rumen and abomasa problems, toxicities
Wooden tongue is caused by?
Actinobacillus ligniersi
dx of wooden tongue
sulfur granules in pus
tx of wooden tongue
iodine IV, or derided, tetracycline
Lumpy jaw is caused by
actinomyces bovis
dx of lumpy jaw
sulfur granules with branching orgnism
T/F sheep are more affected by Bluetongue
true
T/F bovine infection of blue tongue is always clinical
F, usually just carriers
Cs of bluetongue
hyperemia of mm, skin, coronary band, udder, fever, stiffness, lameness
dx of bluetongue
ELISA
transmission of foot and mouth
contact and airborne
CS of foot and mouth
fever, vesicles on tongue, coronary band, interdigital space
T/F vesicular stomatitis affects horses and pigs
true, foot and mouth doesn’t
what is different about the vesicles of vesicular stomatitis
contain clear or yellow fluid
tx for bovine papular stomatitis
none
acute signs of BVD
thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, high fever, anorexia, depression, death, abortions
when is cow infected for PI to occur
infection if fetus is infected before immune 90-120
congenital defects occur with BVDV when
infected 120-180 days
when do you see mucosal disease with PI BVDV
if infected with cytopathic strain
tx of BVDV
test and cull, ELISA best
T/F malignant catarrhal fever can be spread by fomites
false
CS of MCF
high fever and severe panophthalmitis, usually just one case
what is the first concern with bloat
relief - pass tube
another name for scotch test
withers depression - pain response
most common signs of all cattle diseases
luminal stasis and anorexia
what does food in the reticulum stimulate
animal to eat, regard, or show more…if too much then have neg effect
what in abomasum has + effect on rumen motility
high acid
primary cycle and secondary cycle of rumen
mixing and eructation
what is bloat
distention of rumen with gas, failure of eructation - not due to excess gas production
causes of bloat
failure of cardia to relax, failure of reticule-ruminal muscular contraction
frothy - legume and high concentrate
free - obstruction
tx of bloat
Polaxalene as a surfactant, remove obstruction, stomach tube or cannula