Bovine Infectious Disease Flashcards
disease:
Often found dead, ataxia, bleeding from the orifices, dark blood, and blood fails to clot (no rigor)
anthrax
disease:
Abortion-late term, retained placenta, endometritis, infertility, orchitis, and epididymitis
brucellosis
when do abortions happen in cows with brucellosis
late term
what is a clinical sing of Brucellosis in bulls
epididymitis
how are cows infected with Brucellosis
ingesting the infective source (placenta, feedstuffs, fetuses, tissue, milk or uterine discharge)
what is another name for Brucellosis
Bang disease
four diagnostic tests for Brucellosis
blood agglutination test
milk ring test
complement fixation (CF) test
Rose Bengal test (rapid screening test)
treatment for Brucellosis
testing and if positive slaughter
when is the only time that female bovine can be vaccinated for Brucellosis
4 to 12 months of age
what is unique about who can administer the Brucellosis vaccine
can only be done by a vet
what color is the ear tag that calves get (provided by the government) for Brucellosis vaccine
orange
two names for the zoonotic form of Brucellosis
Undulant fever
Malta fever
what is the Brucellosis vaccine often called
Bang vaccine
disease:
when a cow has an open wound or undergoes bruising, the area provides an anaerobic environment for bacteria to thrive
Blackleg
How are cows with blackleg often found
dead
two signs of blackleg upon necrospy
necrotic muscle
distinct rancid smell
if caught early, how can blackleg be treated
penicillin and NSAIDs
how can blackleg be prevented
vaccine (core)
Blackleg
another name for calf enteritis
scours
four causative agents of calf enteritis (scours)
E. coli
Clostridium perfringens
Cryptosporidium
Salmonella
two clinical signs of calf enteritis (scours)
diarrhea and dehydration
how can calf enteritis (scours) be prevented
make sure the dam is vaccinated so that passive transfer happens
calf enteritis
what kind of environment causes foot rot
wet environment
disease:
Lameness, inflammation, swelling, and odor
foot rot
what kind of foot baths can help treat foot rot
copper/zinc sulfate
foot rot
disease:
Slow progression to profuse watery diarrhea and weight loss
Johne’s disease
Johne’s disease is also known as what
paratuberculosis
treatment for Johne’s disease
none
the four stages of Johne’s disease
Silent
subclinical
clinical
advance clinical
how is Johne’s disease diagnosed
upon necropsy
how is leptospirosis contracted
contaminated urine
disease:
Abortion storms, stillbirths, loss of milk production, septicemia, hemoglobinuria, weak neonates, and reduced fertility
leptospirosis
two ways to diagnosis leptospirosis
paired serum samples
histopathology
how do the kidneys appear after necropsy from leptospirosis
dark kidneys
how can leptospirsos be treated, if caught early
antibiotics
how can leptospirosis be prevented
vaccination
what is the risk to humans with leptospirosis
it is zoonotic
kidneys from Leptospirosis
how is listeriosis usually contracted
contaminated silage
disease:
Fever, facial nerve paralysis, tongue hanging from mouth, abortions, circling, drooping ears, and blindness
listeriosis
how is listeriosis treated
penicillin
NSAIDs
management of silage feeds
listeriosis
what causes lumpy jaw and wooden tongue
Coarse hay or stick penetration
disease:
Clinical signs: Mass formation on the mandible or maxillary jaw or weight loss
lumpy jaw
what can cattle not do when they have lumpy jaw
can’t eat
treatment for lumpy jaw
antibiotics and debridement
usually is not effective!
lumpy jaw
disease:
Clinical signs: Edematous lesion, gas lesions, weight loss, fever, and toxemia develops
malignant edema
what causes malignant edema
superficial contaminated wounds