disease prevention

Question 1

how many days should you quarantine new animals?

Answer 1

at least 30 days

Question 2

what diseases do we test and cull for?

Answer 2

CL
CAE
Scrapie
Johne’s disease

Question 3

hoof rot

Answer 3

separation between hoof wall and sole

infection caused by microorganism in soil

Question 4

hoof scald

Answer 4

Inflammation between the toes

Not thought to be contagious

Question 5

how to treat hoof disease

Answer 5

Zinc/Copper Sulfate and Iodine foot baths
Kopertox foot dip

For serious cases:
Trim down all separated area
Put iodine/kopertox on area
Wrap using:
Cotton
Vet wrap
Duct tape

Question 6

Caseous Lymphadenitis

Answer 6

VERY contagious
Highly pathogenic
Abscesses have high recurrence rates
Bacteria can survive in the environment for up to 8 months
Prevention and strict biosecurity are key

Question 7

Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE)

Answer 7

VIRAL disease
Transmission:
From mother to kids
Genetic
Colostrum*
Milk
Bodily Fluid
Saliva, nasal secretions, feces, and urine

Treatment:
NONE :(
Supportive care

Question 8

symptoms of CAE

Answer 8

Kids:
Wobbly gait
Paralysis
Muscle atrophy
Seizures
Death 

Adults:
Arthritis (swollen joints)
Lameness
Poor body condition
Hard udder
Can be hard to detect symptoms

Question 9

Scrapie

Answer 9

Fatal, degenerative disease that affects the nervous system
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)
Related to “mad cow disease”

Transmission:
Contact with infected placenta or associated fluids

Symptoms:
Weight loss
Biting at limbs and side
Loss of coordination
Lip smacking
Hopping like a rabbit

no treatment

Question 10

Johne’s Disease

Answer 10

FATAL, contagious  gastrointestinal disease
Thickening of the intestinal wall
Transmission:
Fecal-oral
In utero
Symptoms:
Rapid weight loss
Weak
diarrhea
Starvation because they cannot absorb nutrients

Question 11

what are the classes of antibody

Answer 11

gamed

Question 12

what vaccines do we use?

Answer 12

Leptospirosis
Campylobacter
Chlamydia
Rabies
CD&T

Question 13

Rabies

Answer 13

VIRUS that attacks the Central Nervous System in mammals
Contagious and Zoonotic

Symptoms:
Aggressive behavior
Excessive bleating
Excessive salivation

Treatment:
None, always fatal

Question 14

Tetanus

Answer 14

Also called “Lockjaw”
Caused by a neurotoxin
Transmitted through wounds
Needs an anaerobic environment

Symptoms:
Lockjaw
Sawhorse stance
Reluctance to move

Treatment:
High dose of penicillin
Anti-inflammatories
Tetanus antitoxin
OFTEN UNSUCCESSFUL

Question 15

Enterotoxemia

Answer 15

Also known as “Over-eating Disease”
Caused by Clostridium Perfringens type C and D

Symptoms:
Loss of appetite
Abdominal discomfort
Laying on side with legs kicking in the air

Treatment:
Difficult and not always successful