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1
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What should the DLWG be of a dairy calf at birth-weaning?

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0.8kg/day

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What should the DLWG be of a dairy calf at weaning - 4m?

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0.9kg/day

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What should the DLWG be of a dairy calf at 4m-breeding?

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0.7kg/day

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What should the DLWG be of a dairy calf during its first pregancy?

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0.9kg/day

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In what order do the following grow: muscle, CNS, fat, bone?

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CNS
Bone
Muscle
Fat

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6
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In the rumen, what is food broken down into?

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VFAs
Methane
CO2

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7
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How is the apparent digestibility of a food calculated?

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[ (ingested-in faeces)/ ingested] x100

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8
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How do we work out ME?

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Digestible Energy - Methane and Urinary losses

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9
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How do we work out Net Energy?

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ME - SDA (thermic energy release)

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10
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What are the 4 metabolic functions of Retinol (vitamin A)?

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Formation of epithelia
Retinal function
Bone development
Immune function

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11
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What are the clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency in poultry?

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pale comb/wattle
stunted growth
ruffled plumage
immunosuppression

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12
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Which group of bovines are most likely to acquire Vitamin A deficiency?

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Intensively reared indoor beef on cereal diet

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13
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What type of diet causes Vitamin A deficiency in cats/dogs?

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All meat - no liver

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14
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What is the main sign of vitamin D deficiency? What else may cause this?

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Rickets/Osteomalacia: lack of dietary Ca/P

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15
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How does Vitamin E deficiency present in calves and lambs?

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Calf: white muscle dz
Lamb: stiff lamb dz

Both are stilted shaky gait.

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16
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Deficiency of which vitamin causes progressive nervous system dysfunction?

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B1 (CCN in ruminants, polyneuritis in chicks)

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17
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A vitamin B1 deficiency is treated with what?

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Thiamine injection

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18
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Deficiency of which vitamin causes curled toe paralysis in chicks?

A

B2

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19
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For which animal, besides primates, is vitamin C ingestion ESSENTIAL?

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Guinea Pigs

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20
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How does scurvy present?

A

Oedema
Emaciation
Diarrhoea
Collagen Failure

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21
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What are the 5 functions of Ca in the body?

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Skeletal Structure
Cell Excitability
Muscle Contraction
Blood Coagulation
Enzyme catalyst
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22
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What should the range be for dietary Ca:P ratio in most animals?

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1:1 to 2:1

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23
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What are the signs of hypocalcaemia in the dairy cow?

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flaccid paralysis
recumbency
Rumen stasis
Pupil dilation

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24
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When do Milk Fever occur?

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1 day pre-calving to 3d PP

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25
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How is milk fever treated?

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IV Ca +/- SC Ca

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26
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How can we prevent milk fever?

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Low Ca diet - promote Ca mobilisation in last 3-4w of pregnancy.
High Mg to absorb it.

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27
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Which acute condition is caused by hypocalcaemia in the bitch/sow/beef cattle?

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Eclampsia - spastic paralysis and convulsions at PEAK lactation

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28
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Castrated lambs fed a diet high in Ca concentrates may develop what?

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Urolithiasis

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29
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Chronic hypocalcaemia may cause what?

A

Osteomalacia

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30
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Which 4 groups are most commonly affected by hypomagnesaemia and what condition do they each present with?

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  1. Calves fed only milk for 2-3m - Veal/beef suckler
  2. Beef/sheep on straw/fodder crops.
  3. Lactating cattle/sheep. (grass staggers)
    Above: dull, hyperaesthesia, convulsion, death

ALSO Dairy Cattle can be subclinical

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31
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What are the risk factors for hypomag?

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Rapid grass growth
Reduced grass intake
Grass diarrhoea
Nitrogen/K fertilisers

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32
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Which ovine disease is caused by copper deficicency?

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Swayback - congenital (stillborn/weak) or delayed onset (poor growth, weak, death)

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33
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Which compound decreases copper absorption?

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Molybdenum

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34
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What are the clinical signs of Cu toxicity?

A

Jaundice
Anorexia
Hepatic Coma
Death

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35
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Which animals are prone to dietary iron-deficiency anaemia? How would it present in this group?

A

Indoor Piglets from 10d.

Weak, inappetant, inc RR, pale skin, scour, death. Remain chronically unthrifty.

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36
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How do you treat Iron deficiency in pigs?

A

Fe Dextran injection

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37
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What is the average DM for grass?

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20%

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38
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What is the average protein content of grass?

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12%

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39
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What is the average ME content of grass?

A

10-12MJ

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40
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What is the average fibre content of grass?

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30%

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41
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What is the average protein content of grass sileage?

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14

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42
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What is the average protein content of maize sileage?

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11

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43
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What is the average protein content of barley whole crop?

44
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What is the average DM content of grass silage?

45
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What is the average DM content of maize sileage?

46
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What is the average DM content of barley whole crop?

47
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What is the average ME of grass, maize and barley sileage?

48
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What is the average ME of straw?

49
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What is the average CP of straw?

50
Q 
What are the energy requirements of a mature holstein for:
Maintenance
Milk Prod (/L)
A

65MJ/ME

5MJ/ME

51
Q

What is the average appetite of a mature cow?

A

3% Bw as DM

52
Q

What is the average appetite of a dry cow?

53
Q

What is the average appetite of a sheep?

A

1.5-2.5% BW

54
Q

What is the estimated DMI of a horse?

55
Q

How do white marks appear on an equine passport?

A

Red ink with hatching

56
Q

How is a whorl marked on an equine passport?

57
Q

How is a prophets thumb marked on an equine passport?

58
Q

How is a scar marked on an equine passport?

59
Q

What is the minimum size for a loose box for a horse?

A

12 ft x 12ft

60
Q

How often should a horse be shod?

A

every 6-8w

61
Q

Why should straw be introduced gradually to the diet?

A

reduce risk of colonic impaction

62
Q

What is the most ideal method for feeding horses hay?

63
Q

Which cereals have a poor Ca:P ratio?

A

Oats, Barley

64
Q

What food can be used to correct the poor Ca;P balance of cereals?

A

Sugar beet

65
Q

Which condition may occur in obese animals who are acutely starved?

A

Hyperlipaemia

66
Q

At what time point does starvation (in equids) lead to immunosuppression?

67
Q

What is re-feeding syndrome?

A

Re-introduction of CHO rich food causes spike of glucose & insulin
This can cause NM/CV/CNS dysfunction

68
Q

What is a useful monitor for equine weight loss?

A

Heart and belly girth

69
Q

What is the space requirement for a calf <150kg?

A

1.5m2 in group

70
Q

What is the space requirement for a calf 150-200kg?

A

2m2 in group

71
Q

How long is the incubation period for a chicken egg?

72
Q

What temperature should a chicken egg be incubated at?

73
Q

How often should an incubating chickens egg be turned?

74
Q

Name 4 bacon breeds of pig.

A

Landrace
Large White
Duroc
Tamworth

75
Q

What should the fat measurement of a pig carcass be for the best price?

A

6.5cm mid-line over last rib (P2 depth)

76
Q

How old are sows when first served?

A

230d (120kg)

77
Q

How long is the gestation length of a pig?

A

3m, 3w, 3d

78
Q

What is the average weaned litter size in the uk?

79
Q

When is pregnancy diagnosed in a pig?

A

28 & 35d post service

80
Q

What is the average weaning-service interval in a pig?

81
Q

How long are pigs in each of the following:
Dry Sow House?
Farrowing House?
Serving House?

A

Dry: 100d
Farrow: 21-28d
Service: 14d

82
Q

From when until when are pigs kept in farrowing crates?

A

1w pre-farrowing to 3w post-farrowing

83
Q

What temperature should the piglet creep area be in the farrowing pen?

84
Q

Which supplement must intensively reared piglets be given within 3d of birth?

85
Q

What is the weight range for “grower” pigs?

A

15kg (weaning) to 35kg

86
Q

What are the 5 abortion pathogens of the sheep which present a zoonotic risk

A 
Toxoplasma
Chalydophila
Campylobacter
Salmonelaa
Coxiella (Q Fever)
87
Q

Which 3 diseases may cause neurological signs in a sheep in late pregnancy?

A

CCN
Hypocalcaemia
Pregnancy Toxaemia

88
Q

Which 2 diseases may cause neurological signs in a lactating sheep?

A

CCN

Hypomagnesaemia

89
Q

Which 2 diseases may cause neurological signs in a sheep fed on silage?

A

CCN

Listeriosis

90
Q

Which 2 diseases may cause neurological signs in a sheep reared in an area with a heavy tick burden?

A

CCN

Louping ill

91
Q

How do you treat a vaginal prolapse in a sheep?

A

NSAID/AB
Clean & lubricate - replace
Retain

92
Q

how long does stage 1 parturition last in a sheep?

93
Q

how long does stage 2 parturition last in a sheep?

94
Q

how long does stage 3 parturition last in a sheep?

95
Q

When should we aid lambing? (5)

A 
Only Head/Tail presenting
>60min after water bag
>30m between lambs
>15m Lamb not advanced
Abnormal discharge
96
Q

What is the most common cause of dystocia in the sheep?

A

Foetal Malposition

97
Q

how would you treat a uterine prolapse?

A 
Epidural
Raise HQ
Clean it &amp; remove membranes
Replace
AB+ NSAID
Oxytocin + Ca
98
Q

What are the signs of metritis in a sheep?

A

Septicaemia/toxaemia

Abnormal Vaginal discharge

99
Q

How do we treat metritis in the sheep?

A

AGGRESIVELY

ABs, NSAIDs, Fluids

100
Q

You should warm up a lamb if it is below what temperature?

101
Q

What are the two most common causes of lamb mortality from 12-24h?

A

Hypoglycaemia

Watery Mouth

102
Q

Which pathogen causes lamb dysentry, and when does it affect the lamb?

A

C. perfringens type B

2-7d

103
Q

Which 4 pathogens are responsible for lamb enteritis in the first week of life?

A

Rotavirus
Colibacillosis
Salmonella
Cryptosporidium

104
Q

What are the 3 causes of neonatal septicaemia in lambs?

A

Septic arthritis
Navel ill
Meningitis

105
Q

Name the 5 most common non-infectious causes of lamb losses in the first week of life

A 
Aspiration Pneumonia
Accident
Predator
Starvation
FMD

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