bovine management

Question 1

• Early diagnosis and treatment is key to survival.
• Isolate infected animals
• Broad spectrum antibiotics for secondary infections.

Answer 1

Bovine Respiratory Disease Syndrome (BRDS)

Question 2

Somewhat self limiting as most cattle will recover on their own in about 1 year, but carriers are common.

Answer 2

Leptospirosis and Vibriosis

Question 3

• Decrease the production of acid in the rumen by using antibiotics.
• Neutralize metabolic acidosis with IV fluids containing bicarbonate.
• Rehydration with IV fluids.
• Mild cases:
- Feed hay only
- Give Magnesium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate orally or by tube into the rumen.

Answer 3

Rumen Acidosis

Question 4

• Antibiotics to treat infection.
• Banamine for pain and inflammation.
• Magnets: more than half of the metallic foreign bodies will re-enter the reticulum or rumen.
• Surgery if conservative treatment fails.
• Plastic brush fibers have replaced wire as the main cause of hardware disease.

Answer 4

Hardware Disease or Traumatic Reticuloperitonitus (TRP)

Question 5

Terminal disease with no treatment.

Answer 5

Johne’s Disease

Question 6

• Supportive care
• Antibiotics – maybe prevent acidosis?
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Chronically infected animals can be carriers.
- These animals need to be isolated!
- Carriers may need to be culled.

Answer 6

Salmonellosis

Question 7

debridement and penicillin with very poor prognosis.

Answer 7

Black Leg and Malignant Edema

Question 8

• Intramammary and/or systemic antibiotics.
• Frequent milking to remove the pathogen from the udder.
• Supportive treatment for cows with systemic illness.
• Amputation of the quarter in severe cases.

Answer 8

Mastitis

Question 9

• Deworming

* Supportive care: fluids, vitamins, ect. until RBCs return

Answer 9

H.O.T. Complex

Question 10

• Supportive Care
• Coccidiostats:
- Albon: Sulfa- antibiotic drug
- Deccox & Amprolium- not antibiotics

Answer 10

Coccidiosis

Question 11

• Thiamine injections
• Supportive care
• Recovery is usually dramatic

Answer 11

Polioencephalomylacia in Sheep and Goats (Polio)

Question 12

• Propylene glycol orally as a drench.
• IV glucose
• Vitamin B complex to stimulate appetite.
• IV calcium if hypocalcemic.
• Cesearean section to remove fetuses.
• Treatment is often not successful.

Answer 12

Pregnancy Toxemia or Ketosis

Question 13

• No treatment, must run its course.

* Antibiotics for secondary infections.

Answer 13

Contagious Ecthyma or Orf

Question 14

• Animals are usually found dead or near death.

* Penicillin and aggressive debridement.

Answer 14

Clostridial Diseases

Question 15

• Broad spectrum antibiotics.
• Oxytocin to stimulate milk let down.
• Often milk production will not resume and piglets will die if not fostered or hand reared.

Answer 15

MMA (Mastitis Metritis Agalactia)