Diseases Flashcards
what are clinical signs of wooden tongue?
abscess formation on the maxillary or mandibular jaw
occurs when bacteria gains access to the body through the oral cavity
Wooden Tongue
what is the treatment for wooden tongue?
antibiotics
what are the 3 common causative agents of Brucellosis?
brucella abortus, melitensis, and b. suis
bulls that test positive for trichomonas are typically infected?
true
what disease is zoonotic and called undulant fever in humans?
brucellosis
what does bovine herpes virus one cause?
abortion and genital tract infections
what is the causative agent for anthrax?
bacterium Bacillus antracis.
an animal that has ataxia, bleeding from the orifices and dark blood that fails to clot should be suspected of having what?
anthrax
animals suspected of having Anthrax should not have what performed at time of death? and why
necropsy because as the bacterium gets exposed to oxygen, spores form.
what is caused by vitamin E or seleium deficiency?
white muscle disease
mastitis in cattle is almost always what kind of mastitis?
septic mastitis
what are the most common caustative agents for mastitis?
Streptococcus agalactiae and staphylococcus aureus
animals that test positive for tuberculosis are typically chronic
true
sulfur toxicity, thiamine deficiency, and feeding dietary acidifiers to cattle can all lead to a metabolic condition causing neurologic signs called what?
polioencephalomalacia
what isn’t a true disease but a clinical sign characterized by gas distention in the rumen?
Bloat or ruminal tympany
what can BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) lead to?
oral erosions and intestinal ulcerations.
displacement of the abomasum can occur to both the left and right side in cattle, the left side being more common.
true
what is the causative agent for BSE?
prion transmitted through the ingestion of infected meat and bone meat
what is described as soft, weak bones that lack density?
rickets
what is rickets caused by?
lack of diet, sunlight, and/or vitamin D
which disease is described as causing spontaneous, late-term abortions, epididymitis, orchitis, endometritis and retained placenta?
brucellosis
what type of disease is vibrosis?
bacterial disease
what is another name for traumatic reticuloperiotitis?
hardware disease
Actinbacillosis got the common name wooden tongue due to bacteria gaining access to the oral cavita causing what?
tumorous abscess of the tongue
a condition seen in cattle that are kept in moist, wet conditions. It is contagious and painful condition that generally causes lameness in cattle leading to economic losses for farmers
foot rot
what is the causative agent for Johne’s diseae?
mycobacterium acium subspecies paratuberculosis
when can you acquire Johne’s disease?
30 days of age
when does fatty liver disease occur?
before or after parturition and typically in obese animals
Metritis can be a common problem after calving because of what?
high chance of retained placenta and dystocia
Clostridium chauvoei is the causative agent for
blackleg
where is ringworm commonly found
head and neck
what are the most common prolapses seen in cattle?
vaginal, uterine, and gestation
how do you diagnose mad cow disease?
the brain of the infected animal must be examined.
what is milk fever associated with?
circulating calcium in circulating blood
which disease discussed leads to abortion storms, stillbirths, loss of milk production, septicemia and hemoglobinuria in cattle? it is zoonotic
leptospirosis
the bacterial disease the cattle generally get from contaminated silage
listerosis
what is a freemartin?
when a female bovine is born as a twin with a male and has normal genitals on the exterior, but internally is very abnormal
Bovine Spongiform ecephalophathy
mad cow disease
paratuberculosis
johnes disease
bovine keratoconjuctivitis
pink eye
dermatophytosis
ringworm
hypocalcemia
milk fever
calf enteritis
scours
hypomagnesemia tetany
grass tetany
brucellosis
bang disease
actinmyocosis
lumpy jaw
