Equine Preventative Medicine Flashcards
adverse reactions to vaccines
- local muscle swelling
- soreness
- transient fever, anorexia and lethargy
- abscess formation
- clostridial myonecrosis
- systemic adverse reactions of urticaria, purpura hemorrhagica, colic, anaphylaxis
T/F: intranasal vaccines should be administered at a different time than IM products
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Common equine infectious diseases that we have a vaccine for
Strangles
Equine Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Potomac Horse Fever
West Nile virus
Eastern/Western Equine Encephalitis
Rabies
Tetanus
Botulism
core vaccines
- tetanus
- eastern and western encephalitides
- West Nile virus
- rabies
Tetanus is a __ born organism with an
__ toxoid vaccine that provides at least a __ duration of antibody titer
soil, inactivated, 6 month
when should you give antitoxin v toxoid for tetanus?
antitoxin + toxoid: in an unvaccinated horse after a potential exposure
toxoid booster: booster after potential exposure or annually
rabies vx must be administered by a __ and is given as a __ vaccine labelled for __ months of protection
vet, inactivated, 12-14
eastern/western equine encephalitis is endemic in __ and __ populations. The vaccine is __ and __ efficacious
birds and mosquitoes, inactivated, highly
how often should you vaccinate for E/W Equine Encephalitis?
annually prior to vector season or biannually in high risk areas
West Nile virus is endemic in __ and __ populations. The vaccine is __ x2 (recombinant canary pox and inactivated flavivirus chimera) and __ efficacious
birds and mosquitoes, inactivated, highly
Equine Herpes Virus (rhinopneumonitis) infects __ mostly with the risks of severe disease by __,__, or __
foals, rhinopneumonitis, abortion or myeloencephalopathy
The EHV vaccine is either __ or __ as a __ dose series or single __ dose. Previously vaccinated animals need it annually but shows may req it every __ months
inactivated or modified live, 3, intranasal, 6 months
modified live - single intranasal
Potomac Horse Fever is given as a __ vaccine with __ efficacy __ in previously vaccinated horses or biannually __ months apart prior to peak season
inactivated, low, annually, 3-4
strangles is __ infectious and given as an __ or __ vaccine with the __ vaccine possibly inducing non-infectious disease
highly, inactivated, modified live, modified live
strangles vaccines should be given __
annually
which vaccines are effected by seasonality?
EEE/WEE
PHF
Rhino Flu, WNV
what is the minimum amount of time you can vaccinate prior to exposure?
2 weeks
What vaccine has a risk of theilers disease? what is theilers disease?
if after a potential exposure you administer antitoxin to an unvaccinated horse. Theilers disease is acute hepatic necrosis associated with admin of equine biologic products (namely tetanus antitoxin)
T/F: you should vaccine a pregnant mare in the first 90 days of pregnancy
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what vaccines should you give mares prior to breeding season?
annual diseases
when should you vaccinated the mare to provide colostral antibodies to foals?
1 month prior to parturition
when should you vaccinate a pregnant mare for rhinopneumonitis? other vaccines?
5,7 and 9 months of gestation for rhino
EWT, influenza, rhino and WNV at 10 months of gestation
foal vaccination programs should start at __ months old with influenza not starting till __ months
4-6, 6-9
a coggins test is for __ and is done __
equine infectious anemia, annually
a certificate of veterinary inspection “health certificate” is required for __ and __ and valid for __ days
interstate travel, equine events, 30 days
what must a certificate of veterinary inspection contain?
- place of origin
- destination info
- veterinarian info
- horses id factors
- EIA test info
- Transport info
components of an equine wellness visit (ideally before all vaccinations)
- complete physical exam
- vaccinations
- coggins
- dentistry
- sheath cleaning
- fecal flotation
