Exam 2 Flashcards
Bovine Listeria: Location
ubiquitous, concentrated in rotting hay/improperly stored silage
Bovine Listeria: Signs
abortion in last trimester, listeria signs in dam
Bovine Listeria: Dx
culture - fetal tissue, placenta
Bovine Listeria: Lesions
autolysed fetus w/ necrotic foci in liver
pinpoint yellow, necrotic foci on tips of cotlendonary villi, w/ placentitis
Bovine Lepto: Types
host adapted, non-host adapted
What type of lepto causes abortion storms in bovine?
non-host adapted
Bovine Lepto: Signs
hepato/renal dz, hemolytic anemia, abortion, photosensitization
if any
Bovine Lepto: Dx
FAU - fetal kidney, materanl urine, PCR
Brucella: Signs
abortion (after 5mo), weak calves, placentits
Bovine Brucella: Dx
signs, iso - fetal lung/abomasum, uterus, placenta
T/F: Bovine Brucella is reportable.
True
Bovine Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma: Signs
granular vulvovaginitis, salpingitis
What media is used to grow bovine campylobacter?
Clark’s media (get sample with prepuce comb)
Bovine Tritrichomonas foetus: Dx
reverse stair pregnancy histogram, delayed return to estrus, iso - (get sample with prepuce comb)
IBR: Etiology
herpesvirus 1
IBR: Dx
IHC, FA
What is the greatest concern with BVDV?
Persistently Infected calves
BVDV: Signs
unthrifty, intermittent diarrhea, chronic respiratory dz
if any
BVDV: Dx
virus neutralization (-) 14d apart, virus (+) for 14d
Bovine Bluetongue: Etiology
orbivirus
Bovine Bluetongue: Transmission
culicoides
What plants are teratogenic?
locoweed, poison hemlock, lupines, tree tobaco
What plants cause abortions?
locoweed, nitrates, ponderosa pine, broomweed
What plants cause infertility?
locoweed, fescue
Poison Hemlock: Teratogenesis
crooked calf syndrome
Poison Hemlock: Time of Toxicicty
50-75d
Lupines: Teratogenesis
severe limb/spine deformities, cleft palate
Lupines: Time of Toxicity
40-70d
T/F: Lupines are teratogenic in all ruminants.
false
they’re not teratogenic in small ruminants
Tobacco: Teratogenesis
arthrogryposis of forelimbs
Tobacco: Time of Toxicity
50-75d
Lupine: Toxins
anagyrine, ammodendrine
Locoweed: Toxin
swainsonine
Locoweed: Teratogenesis
hydrops/arthrogryposis
Ponderosa Pine: Toxin
isocupressic acid
Broomweed/Snakeweed: Toxins
esters, terpines, saponins
Fescue: Toxin
symbiotic fungus (Neotyphodium)
Nitrates: Sequelae
fetal hypoxia
What are Dropsical Conditions?
hydrallantois, hydamnios
Hyrdallantois: Etiology
Placental dysfunction => accumulation of allantoid fluid during 5-20d of last trimester
Hydamnios: Apperance
Fetal dysfunction => accumulation of amniotic fluid
Dropsical Conditions: Tx
abortion, slow drainage of fluid (over 24hr)
When is Progesterone production of Luteal origin?
first 150d of gestation
When does the uterus start producing progesterone?
Day 150-250
Induced Abortion: Drugs
prostaglandin, corticosteroids
Induced Abortion: Strategies - Cow
5-150d of gestation - single PGF => abortion in 5-7d (fertile 3-5d after)
150-240d of gestation - PGF + corticosteroids => abortion in 5d
Induced Parturition: Indications Bovine
severe udder edema, vaginal prolapse, abnormal pregnancy
Induced Parturition: Method Bovine
Dex/PGF => parturition in 2-3d
Bull Soundness Evaluation: Components
hx, PE, testes, genital tract (rectal palp), semen evaluation
Bull Soundness Exam: PE POI
not lame, good confirmation to mount, able to see, prepuce
Bull Soundness Exam: Testes POI
symmetric, non-painful, no lesions, circumfrance
Testes Circumference: Procedure
squeeze testes distally, measure at widest point
Bull Soundness Exam: Semen Evaluation POI
gross motility, progressive motility, morphology
Bull Soundness Exam: Semen Evaluations - Morphologic Abnormalities
primary defect - tesis origin
secondary defect - epidydimal defect
Penile Papilloma: Tx
sx removal
Penile Hair Ring: Etilogy
accumulation of body hair around penis
Persistent Frenulum: Etiology
incomplete separation of penis and prepuce => ventral deviation
Vesiculitis: Signs
painful when palpated, loss of lobulation
Epididymitis: Signs
early - swollen, painful
Late - small, hard misshapen
Estrous Cycle: Ewe Length
17d
Estrous Cycle: Doe Length
21d
Estrus Length: Ewe
30hr