Dr. French Sample Q's

Question 1

How many days is the cow estrous cycle?

Answer 1

21 days!

TRAVIS!!!

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Question 2

Name a cardinal sign of pregnancy in cattle

Answer 2

in order:

1. amniotic vesicle
2. placentomes
3. fetal membrane slip
4. fetus!

***NOT THE MEDIAN UTERINE ARTERY*** THIS IS NOT AN ACCURATE METHOD OF DETECTION AND IT ENRAGES DR FRENCH

Question 3

How does the uterus feel during pregnancy?

Answer 3

flaccid

Question 4

How does the uterus feel during estrus?

Answer 4

firm!

Question 5

what hormone is produced from a corpus luteum?

Answer 5

progesterone

Question 6

Name one drug you can use to manipulate the estrous cycle and describe how it is used.

Answer 6

acceptable answers:

• GnRH –> ovulation
• progesterone –> mimic diestrus
• lutalyse –> lyse CL

Question 7

What is the bacterial agent associated with wooden tongue?

Answer 7

Actinobacillus lignieresii

wooden tongue may also be called actinobacillosis

Symptoms:

• -Inability to eat or drink
• -Drooling/ saliva
• -Rapid loss of condition
• -Painful and swollen tongue
• -Ulcers on tongue

Question 8

what is the most likely cause of diarrhea in a calf 1-2 days old?

Answer 8

E. coli

Question 9

If you suspect a cow to have grain overload what is one way to diagnose?

Answer 9

rumenocentesis –> test the pH of the contents

Question 10

What would the pH of the rumen be with grain overload?

Answer 10

less than 5

Question 11

Trace a piece of food from the mouth to the small intestine

Answer 11

Mouth, esophagus, rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

Question 12

compartment of the stomach where water is absorbed

Answer 12

omasum

“butcher’s Bible” absorbs 90-95% of water

Question 13

What are the two most common bacterial components of shipping fever?

Answer 13

Mannheimia haemolytica and Pastuerella multocida

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Angi says: Mannheim Steamrollers playing in a pasture

Question 14

Name one viral antigen that is part of a normal respiratory vaccine (there are four)

Answer 14

IBR, BRSV, PI3, BVD

Question 15

What is the most likely cause of calf diphtheria?

Answer 15

Fusobacterium necrophorum

Question 16

What area of the lungs are most affected by a bacterial agent?

Answer 16

cranialventral

Question 17

Name a blood born pathogen that affects tick infested areas and causes death from hypoxia

Answer 17

Anaplasma marginale

Question 18

What is the bacterial agent that is associated with lockjaw?

Answer 18

Clostridium tetani

Question 19

Name the bacterial agent associated with neurologic signs seen after ingesting poorly managed silage.

Answer 19

Listeriosis

Question 20

Name the condition that usually accompanies a cow seen star gazing and exhibiting blindness

(looks like this lamb)

Answer 20

Polioencephalomalacia (PEM)

It DOES fluoresce in UV light

possibly associated with thiamine deficiency

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Opisthotonus is another term for star gazing