Dat cows walking funny

Question 1

Late winter, fed silage
Depression, unilateral facial paralysis, drooping ear and eyelid
Hypersalivating, no menace, keratitis, circling

Answer 1

Listeriosis

Question 2

Long, hairy coat, ataxia, fine muscle contractions

Answer 2

Border disease

Question 3

Young animals born inside
Hygiene related

Answer 3

Septic arthritis

Question 4

Recently calved cow
Uni or bilateral hindlimb weakness

Answer 4

Obturator nerve paralysis

Question 5

Fast growing beef
Mild and progressive hind limb lameness

Answer 5

Osteochondrosis

Question 6

Treated with parenteral administration of vitamin E and Selenium

Answer 6

White muscle disease

Question 7

Common in <6 month animals
Bilateral stiff and stilted hindlimb gait

Answer 7

Spastic paresis

Question 8

Progressive and generalised muscle weakness
Any age

Answer 8

Botulism

Question 9

Reluctance to move, prolapsed third eyelid
Muscle spasms and spasticity

Answer 9

Tetanus

Question 10

Acute lameness and discomfort

Answer 10

Gastrocnemius rupture

Question 11

Swelling, heat and lameness

Answer 11

Hock cellulitis/bursitis

Question 12

Joint enlargement, progressive, older animals

Answer 12

Degenerative joint disease

Question 13

Hopping, stiff legged
Treat with manual intervention

Answer 13

Dorsal laxation of patella

Question 14

Traumatic
Hind limb lameness and swelling
Needs stabilised

Answer 14

Hip dislocation

Question 15

Young rapidly growing animals
Genetics, nutritional imbalance, improper hoof care and exercise may play role

Answer 15

Flexural limb deformity

Question 16

Tremors, weakness, stiffness, muscle spasms, tenancy then recumbency around calving

Answer 16

Hypocalcemia

Question 17

Taenia multiceps in brain and spinal cord
Circling, head pressing, seizures

Answer 17

Coenuriasis

Question 18

Copper deficiency
Young animals
Swaying, wobbly, weakness, paralysis

Answer 18

Swayback/enzootic ataxia

Question 19

Tremors, ataxia, weakness, wasting, incoordination, difficulty swallowing, recumbency, agitation, itchiness

Answer 19

Scrapie

Question 20

Blindness, head pressing, circling, seizures, coma
Bright white fluorescent brain under UV light

Answer 20

Cerebrocortical necrosis/tiamine deficiency/Polioencephalomalacia

Question 21

Virus through tick bites
Abortion, fever, incoordination, paralysis

Answer 21

Louping ill

Question 22

GI and neuro signs
Anemia

Answer 22

Lead poisoning

Question 23

In utero infection with BVD
Ataxia, incoordination, hypermetria

Answer 23

Cerebellar hypoplasia

Question 24

Uncommon
Depression, ataxia, somnolence
Also known as sleepy calf disease

Answer 24

Thromboembolic Meningoencephalitis

Question 25

Neuro disease in high yielding diary cows after calving

Answer 25

Nervous ketosis

Question 26

Notifiable
Related to contact with pigs

Answer 26

Aujesky’s disease

Question 27

Aggression, incoordination, paralysis, difficulty swallowing
Zoonotic and notifiable

Answer 27

Rabies

Question 28

Increased acetylcholine
Excessive salivation, lacrimaton, urination, tremors, fasciculation, incoordination, seizures
Treat with atropine

Answer 28

Organophosphate poisoning

Question 29

Toxins produced by mold
Hepatotoxins and carcinogens

Answer 29

Alfatoxicosis

Question 30

Caused by ovine herpes virus 2
Nasal secretions, fever, head pressing

Answer 30

Mallignant cattarhal fever

Question 31

Impaired vision, ataxia, seizures
Caused by inadequate dietary intake

Answer 31

Hypovitaminosis A

Question 32

Infection of middle ear
Head tilting, circling, paralysis

Answer 32

Otitis Media

Question 33

Inflammation of meningitis
Varius severe neuro signs

Answer 33

Meningitis-meningoencephalitis

Question 34

Severe lameness and upper limb muscle swelling
Sudden death and dry dark muscles on PM

Answer 34

Clostridial myositis