Bovine Muscoskeletal

Question 1

T/F Secondary septic arthritis is a result of septicemia

Answer 1

False, tertiary, secondary is a result from infection of adjacent tissues

Question 2

What is the last step in the progression of septic arthritis?

Answer 2

cartilage destruction

Question 3

DJD is associated with what

Answer 3

direct trauma from abnormal weight bearing or poor conformation - stifle and hock

Question 4

T/F osteochondrosis usually only affects one limb

Answer 4

false, usually more than one

Question 5

What deficiency is Rickets associated with?

Answer 5

phosphorus or Vit D

Question 6

Signs seen with grade 2 lameness

Answer 6

arched back when walking only, abnormal gait

Question 7

Signs seen with grade 3 lameness

Answer 7

arched back standing, short strieds

Question 8

Signs with grade 5

Answer 8

non weight bearing and hard to get up

Question 9

Corkscrew claws are usually seen in what breed

Answer 9

Brown Swiss

Question 10

CS of foot rot

Answer 10

sudden onset of lameness in one limb

Question 11

tx of foot rot

Answer 11

penicillin G, oxytetracycline - vx

Question 12

number one cause of lameness in dairy cattle

Answer 12

verrucose dermatitis, heel wart - treponema

Question 13

tx of heel wart

Answer 13

oxytetracycline, cryotherapy, sx

daily spray of oxytet to prevent

Question 14

Rusterholz ulcer is a sequel to what

Answer 14

overgrowth of feet

Question 15

acute laminitis is associated with what

Answer 15

acute dz, metritis, retained fetal membranes, mastitis, pneumonia, reumenitis

Question 16

chronic laminitis associated with what

Answer 16

chronic rumen acidosis - wide and flat hooves

Question 17

white line disease occurs from laminitis how

Answer 17

hemorrhages in laminar area from laminitis become infected

Question 18

interdigital hyperplasia is seen in what cattle

Answer 18

heavy beef cattle

Question 19

lameness in medial digit of forelimb in associated with what

Answer 19

coffin bone fracture

Question 20

crossed legs while walking means what

Answer 20

coffin bone fracture

Question 21

swelling at coronary band indicates what

Answer 21

septic pedal arthritis/osteoarthritis

Question 22

how to tx contracted tendons in calves

Answer 22

oxytetracycline, spint, cut tendon, want them to start walking ASAP

Question 23

white muscle disease has what two forms

Answer 23

cardiac - rare, sudden

skeletal - slow, stiff,

Question 24

tx white muscle disease with what

Answer 24

injectable vit E/selenium

Question 25

Clostridial myositis is known as what

Answer 25

blackleg or malignant edema

Question 26

what panthopneumonic sign is seen with clostridium

Answer 26

gas under the skin with sudden death

Question 27

tx for clostridium

Answer 27

not worth it unless very sick