Bovine Respiratory Flashcards
What are the clinical signs of Sinusitis?
Obvious discharge from the head with or without facial deformities
Squint their eyes
hold their heads in unusual positions
press their heads against immovable objects
reluctant when the examiner approaches their head
Clinical signs of Nasal obstruction?
Unilateral airflow deficit
respiratory stridor
severe dyspnea with open mouth breathing due to bilateral obstruction
What causes Fungal granulomas or masses?
Actinoballilosis
Nocardiosis
What is the treatment for fungal masses?
Sodium Iodide IV q 10-14 days until resolves
What is the most common causes of Pharyngeal/Retropharyngeal Abscesses?
Inappropriate use of oral dosing equipment, stomach tubes, or potentially course feedstuffs
What are the clinical signs of Pharyngeal/Retropharyngeal Abscesses?
Head/neck extension excessive salivation Pharyngeal swelling Increased water or decreased feed malodorous breath with severe pain on palpation
What is the treatment for Pharyngeal/Retropharyngeal Abscesses?
Lancing the abscess
Tracheotomy
Antibiotics: Penicillins, oxytetracycline, florfenicol or ceftiofur
What occurs secondary to chondritis of the laryngeal cartilages?
Laryngeal/Pharyngeal Dysfunction
What causes Calf diptheria?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
What are the common names for Bovine Herpes Virus 1?
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
Red Nose
What systems are affected by BHV1.1?
Respiratory dz and abortion
What systems are affected by BHV1.2a?
genital tract infectious (vulvovaginitis)
What systems are affected by BHV1.2b?
respiratory dz but not abortion
What is the signalment for BHV1?
calves 6 months or older
How do you diagnose BHV1?
Nasal swabs immunofluorescence PCR ELIZA IHC
What happens with the infection of BHV1?
secondary infection with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni, or Mycoplasma spp.
What are the clinical signs for BHV1?
Fever Rhinitis Conjunctivitis Inappetance Labored breathing Drop in milk production Hyperemia of muzzle Pustules and diptheritic plaques ulceration of nasal mucosa and trachea
What cells are affect by Bovine Parainfluenza 3?
epithelial cells of the upper respiratory tract and alveoli
What is the result of Bovine Parainfluenza 3?
bronchitis
bronchiolitis
What are the clinical signs of Bovine Parainfluenza 3?
Fever (104-107) Depression Anorexia Nasal and ocular discharge Tracheal rales
What is important about Bovine Adenovirus?
Found in the respiratory tract and GI tract of inapparently sick and diseased animals
What is included in Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex?
Bovine Coronavirus
BRSV
BVDV
PI-3
What are the clinical signs of BRSV?
Fever causing abortion
What is the signalment of BRSV?
3-12 month old calves
What happens to the animal if it gets BRSV twice?
It dies
How is BRSV spread?
respiratory secretions
What cells are infected by BRSV?
epithelial cells of the nasal mucosa to the bronchi including type II pneumocytes and macrophages