Down ruminant SDL Flashcards

1
Q

List 3 animals claw removal is suitable for

A

Toe necrosis
fracture to P2
solar necrosis

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2
Q

List 2 type of anaesthesia that is suitable for claw removal

A

regional intravenous anathesia
ring block

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3
Q

Egg and sperm harvesting from cull animals may be a helpful mechanism to maintain genetics whilst reducing the vertical transmission of which diseases

A

Johnes
Neospora

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4
Q

The affected nerve in spastic paresis is

A

tibial nerve

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5
Q

Botulism causes a ……… paralysis

A

Flaccid

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6
Q

the cause of death in waterfowl with botulism is often what

A

drowning

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7
Q

The head of what is often the first part of an animal to show paralysis in tetanus

A

tail

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8
Q

a minor route of infection for tetanus from dirty root crops may arise when they are what

A

ingested

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9
Q

an effective way to prevent many clostridial infections is through the use of what

A

vaccination

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10
Q

clostridia bugs live in the what

A

soil

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11
Q

spreading the maure of what farmed species can increase the risk of botulism in ruminants

A

poultry

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12
Q

if treating any clostridial disease an appropriate antibiotic will be based on which compound

A

penicillin

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13
Q

tetanus causes a ……. paralysis

A

spastic

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14
Q

what disease does Clostridia perfringes type A cause

A

gas gangrene and haemorrhagic enteritis

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15
Q

what disease does Clostridia perfringens type B cause

A

lamb dysentry

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16
Q

what disease does Clostridia perfringens type C cause

A

struck

17
Q

what disease does Clostridia perfringens type D cause

A

pulpy kidney

18
Q

what disease does Clostridia chauvoei cause

A

blackleg

19
Q

what disease does Clostridia novyi cause

A

black disease

20
Q

what disease does Clostridia septicum cause

A

Braxy- septic ulcerations in the small intestines

21
Q

what disease does Clostridia sordelli cause

A

gas gangrene

22
Q

When does lamb dysentry occur

A

from weeks 1-3

23
Q

when does pulpy kidney occur

A

from 3-12 weeks and from 5-8 months

24
Q

when does struck occur

A

after 1 year old

25
Q

when does braxy occur

A

from 6 m- 1yr

26
Q

when does black disease occur

A

from 7/8months to over 1 year

27
Q

when does black leg and tetanus occur

A

any time from birth to over 1 year old

28
Q

when does pasteurella pneumonia occur

A

any time from birth to over 1 year old

29
Q

when does pasteurella septicaemia occur

A

from 7/8 months to 1 year

30
Q

what clostridial pathogens cause malignant oedema

A

Clostridia chauveoi and Clostridia novyi

occasionally Clostridia septicum and Clostridia sordelli

31
Q

why do you need to remain calm and block all sensations from tetanus infected animals

A

they can have spontaneous seizures prompted by loud noises or stimulation

32
Q

what part of tetanus kills animals

A

death from resp failure