Bovine-Enteric diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Types of enteric disases
A
- Enteritis in calves under 3 weeks
- Coccidiosis
- Salmonellosis
- Johne’s disease
- Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome
2
Q
Diagnostic tests
- Rotavirus
- Coronavirus
- E. coli
- Salmonella
- Cryptosporidia
- Clostridium perfringens
A
- Rotavirus-ELISA
- Coronavirus-PCR
- E. coli-intestinal culture
- Salmonella-intestinal culture
- Cryptosporidium-oocysts, ELISA
- Clostridium perfringens-culture
3
Q
Things that cause villous atrophy
A
Coccidia
Cryptosporidium
Rotavirus group B
4
Q
About Coccidiosis
A
Types -E. bovis -E. zuernii -E. auburnensis Cattle 1-2 months usually Inflammatory lesions in SI, cecum, and colon
5
Q
Johne’s disease
A
Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
Lesions:
-chronic, diffuse, granulomatous enteritis and lymphadenitis
-cardiac mineralization
6
Q
Cardiac mineralization ddx
A
- Day blooming Jessamine -> hypervitaminosis D
2. Johne’s dz
7
Q
Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome assoc with
A
Clostridium perfringens type A
