Chapter 12 - animal health Flashcards
normal temp for adult dairy cow
101.5
Normal temp for a dairy calf
102.5
pulse rate for cow
60-70 bpm
respiration rate for cow
30 bpm
disease
change in normal state of the body (or one or more of its organs) which disturbs the proper performance of body functions
pathogen
any microorganism that causes disease
antibodies are also known as
immunoglobulins
antibodies are
proteins synthesized by organs of the cows immune system that aid in the elimination of foreign substances such as microorganisms
4 main immunoglobulin isotypes
IgA
IgE
IgG
IgM
carrier
animal that is infected with a disease but has no clinical symptoms
toxin
poison produced by microorganism that kills cells
4 primary causes
environmental
genetic
infectious
metabolic
infectious diseases result from the interplay of these 3 factors
- the animal and its ability to resist disease (immunity)
- an infectious agent (bacteria/virus/parasite)
- the environment
8 diseases caused by a virus
- blue tongue
- BRSV (bovine respiratory syncytial virus)
- cow pox
- PI-3
- BLV (Bovine Leukosis virus)
- BVD (bovine virus diarrhea)
- IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis)
- warts
4 diseases caused by a clostridial organism
- blackleg
- overeating disease
- tetanus
- malignant edema
5 metabolic diseases
- displaced abomasum
- laminitis
- retained placenta
- ketosis
- milk fever
7 diseases with a color in their name
- black leg
- blue tongue
- pinkeye
- red nose
- red water
- white heifer disease
- white muscle disease
10 zoonotic diseases
- brucellosis
- cowpox
- cryptospirosis
- leptospirosis
- listeriosis
- q-fever
- rabies
- ringworm
- salmonellosis
- tuberculosis
proper name for ketosis
acetonemia
proper name for mad cow disease
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
proper name for bang’s disease
brucellosis
proper name for twisted stomach
displaced abomasum
proper name for calving difficulty
dystocia
proper name for warts
fibropapellomatosis
proper name for milk fever
hypocalcemia
proper name for pinkeye
infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
proper name for red nose
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
proper name for founder
laminitis
proper name for circling disease
listeriosis
proper name for hairy heel warts
papillamatous digital dermatitis
proper name for Johne’s disease
paratuberculosis
proper name for milk fever (?)
pneumonic pasteurellosis
proper name for foot rot
pododermatitis
proper name for hardware disease
traumatic gastritis
Acidosis
metabolic disorder that often occurs when a dairy cow eats too much grain
acute, fever producing disease of cattle and sheep
blackleg
blackleg is caused by
clostridium chauvoei (bacteria)
blackleg most often occurs in ________ type of cattle during this time of year
pastured, spring/fall
when a cow cant belch
bloat
cows susceptible to bloat usually graze on….
rapidly growing legumes
2 gasses associated with bloat
CO2 and methane
BLV
bovine leukosis virus
transmitted by direct exposure with infected blood/saliva/semen/milk
BLV
signs of BLV
tumors in lymphoid tissues, enlarge lymph nodes, weight loss, decreased milk production, fever, loss of appetite, rear limb weakness/paralysis, protruding eyeballs, gastrointestinal obstructions, increased blood lymphocytes counts
brucellosis is caused by
brucella (bacteria)
brucellosis can cause
abortions, retained placentas, reduced milk yield, stillborn/weak calves, weight loss
test used to identify brucellosis
milk ring test
human equivalent of brucellosis
undulant fever