Bovine: Induced abortion and Bulls Flashcards
Which 2 plants cause the most economic problems in the USA?
Fescue
Locoweed
Which plant causes Crooked Calf Syndrome? In what season does this occur?
Poison Hemlock
Conium maculatum
Spring
Which lupines cause severe limb and spinal deformities as well as cleft palate? When during gestation do the plants need to be ingested for these teratogenic effects to manifest?
Anagyrine (Lupinus caudatus)
Ammodendrine (Lupinus formosus)
40-70 days
Which plant causes arthrogryposis when ingested between 50-75 days?
Tabacco
Nicotiana glauca
What is the toxin found in Astragalus and Oxytropis spp. that causes neurologic signs, abortion and hydrops/arthrogryposis? Does this occur from acute ingestion at a particular point during gestation or due to chronic exposure?
Swainsonine
Chronic ingestion (4-6 weeks) Cows get “hooked”
What is the toxin in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and how does it cause abortion? Aside form chopping down the pine, how can exposure be prevented?
Isocupressic acid
Vasoconstriction at caruncles and hemorrhagic placentitis
>3 days of ingestion, caused by eating pien needles out of boredom
Prevent by offering varie of feed (corn silage)
Which plants contain mono and di-terpenes, saponins, oxygenated flavonol, and methyl esters that cause abortion and retained fetal membranes?
Broomweed or Snakeweed
Gutierrezia spp.
Keeping this plant short prevents ingestion of the toxin that causes ‘summer slump’ due to peripheral vasoconstriction. What plant does the fugus grow on and what is the toxin?
Plant: Festuca arundinacea
Toxin: Ergovaline
(Fungus: Neotyphodium coenophialum )
What accumulates in Johnson grass, Sudan grass, oats, wheat, and corn that causes methemoglobinemia, fetal hypoxia and death, and late-term aboriton?
Nitrates
Also found in fertilizers
T/F: Seasons for pest contol coincide with breeding seasons in most beef operations. While these pyrethroid insecticides do not cause issues with bull fertility, they can potentially cause altered reproduction if sex steroid profiles are disrupted in gestating cattle.
True
Which dropsical condition is more commonly seen in IVF pregancies? Is this a problem with the fetus or the placenta?
Hydroallantois
Placental dysfunction
Which dropsical condition prevents the fetus from swallowing or prevents intestinal transport of amniotic fluids?
Hydroamnios
Fetal dysfunction
What is the treatment for dropsical conditions?
Induce abortion
Slow drainage of fluid (over 24 hours)
Lots of IVF (Bilateral Jug IVCs)
Constant monitoring
What is the progesterone source in a cow during the first 150 days of gestation? Between 150-250 days? During the final month?
0-150: Corpus luteum
150-250: Placenta
Last month: Switches from placental to luteal
How can an abortion be induced in a cow who has been pregnant for 5-150 days? When will the cow go back into fertile estrus?
Single injection of PGF
8-12 days after injection (Abortion in 5-7 days, then estrus 3-5 days later)
Why must a combination of corticosteroids and PGF be given to induce abortion between 150-240 days?
Because both ovarian and placental P4 needs to be removed
25mg Dex + 25mg Lutalyse
What do you give to induce abortion in a cow when you are not sure of the length of gestation?
Combo of corticosteroids and PGF
- 25mg Dex + 25mg Lutalyse*
- Works from days 5-283*
What occurs in 80% of cows who have undergone an induced abortion after 120 days of gestation?
Retained fetal membranes
What plant causes “summer slump”?
a. Lupines
b. Fescue
c. Nitrates
d. Tabaco
b.Fescue
A cow in the final month of gestation develops severe udder edema and mild vaginal prolapse. What is indicated?
Induce parturition with Dex OR PFG alone