Equine Preventative Medicine

Question 1

adverse reactions to vaccines

Answer 1

• local muscle swelling
• soreness
• transient fever, anorexia and lethargy
• abscess formation
• clostridial myonecrosis
• systemic adverse reactions of urticaria, purpura hemorrhagica, colic, anaphylaxis

Question 2

T/F: intranasal vaccines should be administered at a different time than IM products

Answer 2

T

Question 3

Common equine infectious diseases that we have a vaccine for

Answer 3

Strangles
Equine Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Potomac Horse Fever
West Nile virus
Eastern/Western Equine Encephalitis
Rabies
Tetanus
Botulism

Question 4

core vaccines

Answer 4

• tetanus
• eastern and western encephalitides
• West Nile virus
• rabies

Question 5

Tetanus is a __ born organism with an
__ toxoid vaccine that provides at least a __ duration of antibody titer

Answer 5

soil, inactivated, 6 month

Question 6

when should you give antitoxin v toxoid for tetanus?

Answer 6

antitoxin + toxoid: in an unvaccinated horse after a potential exposure

toxoid booster: booster after potential exposure or annually

Question 7

rabies vx must be administered by a __ and is given as a __ vaccine labelled for __ months of protection

Answer 7

vet, inactivated, 12-14

Question 8

eastern/western equine encephalitis is endemic in __ and __ populations. The vaccine is __ and __ efficacious

Answer 8

birds and mosquitoes, inactivated, highly

Question 9

how often should you vaccinate for E/W Equine Encephalitis?

Answer 9

annually prior to vector season or biannually in high risk areas

Question 10

West Nile virus is endemic in __ and __ populations. The vaccine is __ x2 (recombinant canary pox and inactivated flavivirus chimera) and __ efficacious

Answer 10

birds and mosquitoes, inactivated, highly

Question 11

Equine Herpes Virus (rhinopneumonitis) infects __ mostly with the risks of severe disease by __,__, or __

Answer 11

foals, rhinopneumonitis, abortion or myeloencephalopathy

Question 12

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

Answer 12

inactivated or modified live, 3, intranasal, 6 months

modified live - single intranasal

Question 13

Potomac Horse Fever is given as a __ vaccine with __ efficacy __ in previously vaccinated horses or biannually __ months apart prior to peak season

Answer 13

inactivated, low, annually, 3-4

Question 14

strangles is __ infectious and given as an __ or __ vaccine with the __ vaccine possibly inducing non-infectious disease

Answer 14

highly, inactivated, modified live, modified live

Question 15

strangles vaccines should be given __

Answer 15

annually

Question 16

which vaccines are effected by seasonality?

Answer 16

EEE/WEE
PHF
Rhino Flu, WNV

Question 17

what is the minimum amount of time you can vaccinate prior to exposure?

Answer 17

2 weeks

Question 18

What vaccine has a risk of theilers disease? what is theilers disease?

Answer 18

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)

Question 19

T/F: you should vaccine a pregnant mare in the first 90 days of pregnancy

Answer 19

F

Question 20

what vaccines should you give mares prior to breeding season?

Answer 20

annual diseases

Question 21

when should you vaccinated the mare to provide colostral antibodies to foals?

Answer 21

1 month prior to parturition

Question 22

when should you vaccinate a pregnant mare for rhinopneumonitis? other vaccines?

Answer 22

5,7 and 9 months of gestation for rhino

EWT, influenza, rhino and WNV at 10 months of gestation

Question 23

foal vaccination programs should start at __ months old with influenza not starting till __ months

Answer 23

4-6, 6-9

Question 24

a coggins test is for __ and is done __

Answer 24

equine infectious anemia, annually

Question 25

a certificate of veterinary inspection “health certificate” is required for __ and __ and valid for __ days

Answer 25

interstate travel, equine events, 30 days

Question 26

what must a certificate of veterinary inspection contain?

Answer 26

• place of origin
• destination info
• veterinarian info
• horses id factors
• EIA test info
• Transport info

Question 28

components of an equine wellness visit (ideally before all vaccinations)

Answer 28

• complete physical exam
• vaccinations
• coggins
• dentistry
• sheath cleaning
• fecal flotation