Bovine FOP Flashcards
when do you normally not get a diagnosis in cow FOP
from sporadic cases…. especially stillbirths
what type of cause are the important ones
infectious causes - microbiological/histological dx
bovine placenta has much _____ (___)
reserve
adventitial placentation
beef cow FOP % causes
-embryonic mortality = 10%
-abortion = 1.6%
-stillbirth = 2.6%
-perinatal mortality = 4%
causes of bovine abortion (breakdown of %)
-no diagnosis = 58%
-non-infectious = 1%
-infectious = 42% (mostly bacterial and protozoal)
three examples of fetal lesions
-dermatitis (neck shoulder lesions, mycotic)
-heart failure
-focal necrosis in liver
three causes of heart failure in the fetus
-BVDV
-neospora caninum
-vit E/Se
two causes of focal necrosis in the liver in a fetus
-herpesvirus (bovine BoHV)
-listeria (bacteria)
is placental mineralization bad
no its normal! happens in early pregnancy
are amniotic plaques bad
no they are normal
what will we see if there is placentitis (5)
-edema (lots!!!!)
-exudate
-necrosis of cotyledon
-thickening of intercotyledonary placenta
-cupping of cotyledon
most common cause of amnionitis in cows
ureaplasma
do other species get amnionitis
nope its unique to cows
common bacterial abortogenic agents (4)
-placentitis
-bacillus licheniformis
-trueperella pyogenes (!!!!!)
-mycoplasma/ureaplasma (amnionitis, placentitis, ureaplasma diversum)
common fungal abortogenic agents (2)
-placentitis
-aspergillus fumigatus (!!!!!!!!!)
