L36 - Eye, Ear, Respiratory System

Question 1

The most likely etiology in this condition in cattle:

A. Corynebacterium bovis
B. Moraxella bovis
C. Mycobacterium bovis
D. Corynebacterium bovis

Answer 1

B. Moraxella bovis

aka pink eye

Question 2

Giemsa stained smear from the ear of a dog: (organisms seen is?

A. Malassezia
B. Cabdidia
C. Bacillus
D. Sporothrix

Answer 2

A. Malassezia

peanut; bottle shapped

Question 3

In horses, guttural pouch mycoses occur as a complication of:

A. Strangles
B. Pigeon fever
C. Glanders
D. Pseudoglanders

Answer 3

A. Strangles

Question 4

Identify the yeast

A. Blastomyces
B. Cryptococcus
C. Sporothrix
D. Histoplasma

Answer 4

A. Blastomyces

Note: A broad based yeast

Question 5

Identify the yeast

A. Blastomyces
B. Cryptococcus
C. Sporothrix
D. Histoplasma

Answer 5

D. Histoplasma

Question 6

Identify the yeast

A. Blastomyces
B. Cryptococcus
C. Sporothrix
D. Histoplasma

Answer 6

B. Cryptococcus

Question 7

Which of the following bacteria is not generally involved in shipping fever pneumonia in cattle?

A. Mannheimia hemolytica
B. Pasteurella multicida
C. Histophilus somni
D. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Answer 7

D. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (gram - bacteria; infects swine)

Note: The other 3 are involved in shipping fever pneumonia

Question 8

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. Foal pneumonia is caused by Rhodococcus equi
B. R. equi is facultative intracellular bacteria
C. R. equi is partially acid fast positive
D. Penicillin is the antibiotic of choice in treating R. equi infections

Answer 8

D. Penicillin is the antibiotic of choice in treating R. equi infections