Bovine Respiratory Diseases Flashcards
What does BRD stand for?
Bovine Respiratory Disease
What is BRD?
Defined as a disease complex
What are some predisposing factors of BRD?
STRESS! weaning, dehorning, castration, inclement weather, transportation, change of feed, co-mingling
What are the clinical signs of BRD?
fever >40.5c, dyspnea, nasal discharge, cough, loss of appetite, lethargic, sudden death
What are the antibiotics used to treat BRD?
Tetracycline, ceftiofur, florfenicol, florfenicol combo, tulathromycin, tilmicosin, gamithromycin, tildipirosin
How do we prevent and control BRD?
reduce stress, vaccination, adequate nutrition, environmental control, mass medication
What is BVD?
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
What are the 2 biotypes of BVD?
cytopathic & noncytopathic
What are the 2 genotypes of BVD?
Type 1 & 2
How is BVD transmitted?
direct contact of secretions and excretions from persistently infected (PI) animals, indirect (insects, needles), vertical (transplacental), horizontal (frozen semen)
What are the clinical signs of BVD?
fever, lethargy, anorexia, oral lesions (acute - non PI), immunosuppression (acute - non PI), hemorrhagic syndrome (NCP Type 2), mucosal disease (PI w/ CP strain)
What does IBR stand for?
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
What causes IBR?
Bovine herpes virus 1
What is IBR characterized by?
acute inflammation of upper resp tract
How is IBR transmitted?
nasal & ocular secretions
What are the clinical signs of IBR?
Fever, cough, dyspnea, depression, anorexia, hyperemia of mucosa, mucosal lesions, ocular/nasal discharge, conjunctivitis, rhinitis
What does BRSV stand for?
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
What happens with BRSV?
replicates in lower respiratory tract, high morbidity
How is BRSV transmitted?
direct contact with aerosolized secretions
What are the clinical signs of BRSV?
fever, loss of appetite, cough (sporadic), depression, ^ resp rate, dyspnea, nasal discharge
What does PI3 stand for?
Parainfluenza 3 virus
What does PI3 cause?
infects upper respiratory mucosa