Exotics and large animal (not done)

Question 1

What causes “cotton fur” in chinchillas?

Answer 1

High-protein diet (>28% crude protein)

Question 2

What nutrient may be lacking in a rabbit who is exhibiting fur-chewing?

Answer 2

Fiber

Question 3

What type of photosensitivity results from liver damage?

Answer 3

Secondary

Question 4

What type of photosensitivity results from direct ingestion or a phototoxic agent?

Answer 4

Primary

Question 5

What plants are primary photosensitizers?

Answer 5

1) St. John’s Wort (shown in photo)
2) Buckwheat

Question 6

What drugs can serve as primary photosensitizers?

Answer 6

1) Phenothiazines (acepromazine)
2) Sulfonamides
3) Tetracyclines

Question 7

What acts as the photosensitizer in animals with secondary photosensitization?

Answer 7

Phylloerythrin

Question 8

A cow is fed a primary grain diet with very little access to green feed. He is presented with a night blindness, a rough, shaggy coat, and seborrhea. You suspect a nutritional problem. Which nutrient is likely deficient?

Answer 8

Vitamin A

Question 9

What nutrients may be deficient in a horse with poor hoof quality?

Answer 9

Methionine
Vitamin B7 (biotin)

Question 10

What gene is mutated in zinc deficiency-like syndrome in cattle?

Answer 10

PLD4

Question 11

What breed is affected with zinc deficiency-like syndrome?

Answer 11

Fleckvieh cattle

Question 12

What deficiency leads to swine parakeratosis in young pigs?

Answer 12

Zinc

Question 13

What breed of bird is predisposed to vitamin A deficiency?

Answer 13

Amazon parrots

Question 14

What type of diet is likely being fed to a bird suspected of having vitamin A deficiency?

Answer 14

High-seed diet