Bovine Digestive Flashcards

1
Q

Ptyalism is a sign for what?

A

oral dz, choke, rumen and abomasa problems, toxicities

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2
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Wooden tongue is caused by?

A

Actinobacillus ligniersi

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3
Q

dx of wooden tongue

A

sulfur granules in pus

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4
Q

tx of wooden tongue

A

iodine IV, or derided, tetracycline

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5
Q

Lumpy jaw is caused by

A

actinomyces bovis

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6
Q

dx of lumpy jaw

A

sulfur granules with branching orgnism

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7
Q

T/F sheep are more affected by Bluetongue

A

true

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8
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T/F bovine infection of blue tongue is always clinical

A

F, usually just carriers

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9
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Cs of bluetongue

A

hyperemia of mm, skin, coronary band, udder, fever, stiffness, lameness

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10
Q

dx of bluetongue

A

ELISA

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11
Q

transmission of foot and mouth

A

contact and airborne

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12
Q

CS of foot and mouth

A

fever, vesicles on tongue, coronary band, interdigital space

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13
Q

T/F vesicular stomatitis affects horses and pigs

A

true, foot and mouth doesn’t

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14
Q

what is different about the vesicles of vesicular stomatitis

A

contain clear or yellow fluid

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15
Q

tx for bovine papular stomatitis

A

none

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16
Q

acute signs of BVD

A

thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, high fever, anorexia, depression, death, abortions

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17
Q

when is cow infected for PI to occur

A

infection if fetus is infected before immune 90-120

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18
Q

congenital defects occur with BVDV when

A

infected 120-180 days

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19
Q

when do you see mucosal disease with PI BVDV

A

if infected with cytopathic strain

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20
Q

tx of BVDV

A

test and cull, ELISA best

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21
Q

T/F malignant catarrhal fever can be spread by fomites

A

false

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22
Q

CS of MCF

A

high fever and severe panophthalmitis, usually just one case

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23
Q

what is the first concern with bloat

A

relief - pass tube

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24
Q

another name for scotch test

A

withers depression - pain response

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25
Q

most common signs of all cattle diseases

A

luminal stasis and anorexia

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26
Q

what does food in the reticulum stimulate

A

animal to eat, regard, or show more…if too much then have neg effect

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27
Q

what in abomasum has + effect on rumen motility

A

high acid

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28
Q

primary cycle and secondary cycle of rumen

A

mixing and eructation

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29
Q

what is bloat

A

distention of rumen with gas, failure of eructation - not due to excess gas production

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30
Q

causes of bloat

A

failure of cardia to relax, failure of reticule-ruminal muscular contraction
frothy - legume and high concentrate
free - obstruction

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31
Q

tx of bloat

A

Polaxalene as a surfactant, remove obstruction, stomach tube or cannula

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32
Q

what happens without vagal input

A

ruminal hypomotility

33
Q

where do vagal branches go

A

dorsal - rumen, other stomachs

ventral - reticulum, omasum, abomasums

34
Q

sequela of hardware disease

A

acute/chronic peritonitis, hernia, pericarditis

35
Q

CS of hardware disease

A

abdominal pain, triceps trembling, , left shift with neutrophilia, muffled heart sounds

36
Q

when do you give a cow a magnet

A

if doesn’t have one, if suspected case or before 1st calving

37
Q

what is vagus indigestion characterized by?

A

bloat, rumen distention

38
Q

Most common form of natural vagal indigestion

A

anterior functional stenosis - see rumen hypermotility

39
Q

what do you see with posterior functional stenosis?

A

distention of rumen and abomasums, chloride sequestered

40
Q

T/F motility disturbances are usually from microbial activity

A

false from luminal feed changes

41
Q

normal pH of rumen

A

5.5-7.0

42
Q

normal chloride

A
43
Q

most common cause of rumen microbe inactivity

A

secondary anorexia

44
Q

most common form of indigestion

A

simple - from abrupt diet change, don’t need to treat but can give Mg

45
Q

why do you see a decrease in luminal pH with acute RA

A

increase of Strep and Lacotbacillus

46
Q

why do you give abs in the case of acute RA

A

to prevent endotoxins from reaching liver

47
Q

C perfringen A is associated with what

A

hemorrhage GI, rumen acidosis, high production

48
Q

C perfringen C is associated with what

A

hemorrhagic enteritis in calves, , limited water access

49
Q

C perfringen D is associated with what

A

catarrhal enteritis in feedlot cattle, die, posterior paralysis

50
Q

what kind of C perfringen is there a vx for

A

A, C, D

51
Q

CS related to peritonitis

A

arched back, grunt, fever, bloat, stovepipe rectum

52
Q

liver flukes cause what

A

edema, anemia, icterus

53
Q

tx liver flukes w/

A

clorsulon, albendazole

54
Q

see C hemolytic D in what kind of cattle

A

fluke infested w/ wine colored urine

55
Q

C novyi causes what

A

black disease, irrigated pastures

56
Q

T/F see bloody D with salmonella

A

True

57
Q

what kind of calves does clostridium affect

A

the healthy

58
Q

what causes diarrhea in young calves

A

rotavirus and e coli

59
Q

villous atrophy leads to what

A

malapsorption

60
Q

enterotoxins cause what by crypts

A

hypersecretion

61
Q

therapy in calf with D includes

A

withhold milk for 24 hours, oral glucose, don’t give are same time, increase resistance with vx of dam or newborn

62
Q

T/F coccidiosis has high degree of host specificity

A

true, caused by Eimeria

63
Q

when do you coccidiosis?

A

in calves less than 6 months of age

64
Q

CS of coccidiosis

A

D with frank blood, anemia

65
Q

tx of coccidiosis

A

amprolium, decoquinate, rumensin

66
Q

how is john’s usually introduced to a herd

A

via a carrier animal

67
Q

how to protect calves from johne’s

A

raise away from adults with good hubandry

68
Q

best test for JOhne’s

A

fecal culture or ELISA

69
Q

most common form of salmonellosis in newborns

A

peracute

70
Q

one way acute salmonellosis ends

A

recover and become chronic carrier

71
Q

most important aspect of prevention of salmonellosis

A

sanitation

72
Q

CS of winter dysentery

A

no fever, good appetite, D, herd problem, milk production severely depressed

73
Q

factors contributing to LDA

A

pregnancy, lack of exercise, reclining on right side, dairy cattle, milk fever, older cow

74
Q

what kind of diet predisposes to LDA

A

too much concentrate, not enough fiber

75
Q

CS of LDA

A

want roughages or off feed, decreased milk, m alkalosis

76
Q

tx of LDA

A

roll cow from right side

77
Q

T/F volvulus is associated with RDA

A

true - more severe

78
Q

T/F abomasa ulcers affect the growth of veal calves

A

false