Infectious Diseases of Ruminant & Swine Flashcards
Etiology of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRD)
IBR: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis: Bovine Herpes Virus 1
BVDV: Bovine viral diarrhea virus
PI3: Parainfluenza-3 virus
BRSV: Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
BRD develops as a result of
Complex interactions between environmental factors, host factors, and pathogens
Secondary infections of BRD
Pasteurella multocida
Mannheimia haemolytica
Histophilus omni
Mycoplasma Boris
BRD often leads to
Bacterial pneumonia, shipping fever pneumonia, enzootic pneumonia in calves
Diagnosis of BRD
Clinical signs, hx, serology, virus isolation
Treatment of BRD focuses on
Antimicrobial therapy to control secondary bacterial pneumonia
Vaccine of BRD
IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV
PI animals are produced when
a fetus is infected while partially immunocompetent thus recognizing viral cells as self and not mounting an immune response
The goal of vaccination for BVDV is
is to minimize respiratory disease secondary to BVD exposure and to prevent the occurrence of PI animals
Clostridia are
relatively large, anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped, gram positive bacterial organisms
Etiology of Clostridial disease:Tetanus
Clostridium tetani
Clinical signs of Tetanus
localized stiffness, often involving the masseter muscles and muscles of the neck, hindlimbs, and region of the infected wound
Diagnosis of Tetanus
Hx,clinical signs, presence of toxin in serum
Clostridial disease: Malignant edema is
an acute generally fatal toxemia affecting all species and ages of animals
Etiology of Malignant edema
Clostridium septicum
Clinical signs of Malignant edema
-local lesions are soft swellings that pit on pressure; the muscles turns dark brown to black
-Accumulation of gas in SQ tissue and along muscles fascias may be present
-Extensive local sloughing of skin and tissues is often seen in progressed states of malignant edema
Etiology of Clostridial Disease:Blackleg
Clostridium chauvoei
Blackleg disease
acute febrile highly fatal disease of cattle and sheep
blackleg is characterized by
emphysematous swelling, commonly affecting heavy muscles (clostridial myositis)
C. chauvoei is found naturally in
the intestinal tract of animals
Clinical signs of Blackleg
onset is sudden, and a few cattle may be found dead without premonitory signs. acute severe lameness and marked depression are common