LA PQ's 2019 Flashcards
Parasitic bronchitis and pneumonia in cattle – etiology:
Dictyocaoulus vivparus
Which statement is true for laboratory signs of fatty liver syndrome in cows?
The blood urea conc. usually decreases
The most common congenital cardiac disease of swine from the list below:
Ventricular septal defect
Glasser’s disease in swine, etiology:
Haemophilus parasuis
Viral stomatitis – Etiology – Ruminants:
Apthovirus, Morbillivirus, Pestivirus
Plants causing primary and secondary photosensation (short story):
Primary photosensitisation – Plants contai.ning photosensitising (photogenic) substances
Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) – Hypericin Fagopyrum esculentum Lupinus albus Trifolium spp. Brassica spp.
Secondary photosensitisation:
Aberrant pigment synthesis – Inherited congenital porphyria
Hepatogenous photosensitisation (pylloerthrin accumulation)
Plants containing hepatotoxins – Lupinus, periconia, fungus
Chemicals e.g. Cl, corticosteroids
Primary photosensitisation – Ruminants – Etiology:
Uptake of plants containing photogenic agents, like Hypericin
Causes of hepatosis dietetica in swine:
Selenium / Vitamin E deficiency
Laboratory alterations in the blood during reticuloperitonitis:
Glutaraldehyde test + Plasma fibrinogen ↑ Plasma globulin ↑
Oesophageal obturation – Predilectory places – Cattle:
Behind the pharynx, thoracic inlet, heart base, entrance of the cardia
Enzootic leukosis of cattle – Etiology, infection route:
C-type oncovirus / Retroviridae family. Infection by blood, transplacentary infection
Left-sided abomasal displacement – Auscultation / Spontaneous tinkling sounds (diagnostic accuracy):
Has a diagnostic accuracy of 30-40%
Left-sided abomosal displacement – Auscultation with percussion (diagnostic accuracy):
Has a diagnostic accuracy of 90-95%
Secondary dilatation of the forestomaches can occur in:
Tetanus, Atropin-poisoning, oesophageal obturation
Viral stomatitis – Etiology – Ruminants:
Apthovirus, Morbillivirus, Pestivirus
Parasitic bronchitis and pneumonia – Cattle – Etiology:
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Urolithiasis of feedlot bulls – Pathogenesis:
Struvite in the bladder – Obstruction of the urethra – Rupture of the urethra
Vegetative endocardiosis – Swine – Most commonly effected valve:
Mitral valve
The most common congenital disease of swine from the list below (MCQ):
A)Congenital ventricular septal defect B) Viva Santa Maria C) Ventricular septal defect D) Swine..? E) Mitral valve
C) Ventricular septal defect
D) Swine..?
E) Mitral valve
Iron injection in swine - When?
At the first 2-5 days after birth
What predisposes to PSS?
Vitamin E and Se deficiency
Ketosis in goat - When are they susceptible?
Twinning in the last trimester
Fog fever – Cattle – Occurrence:
Only in grazing adults
Etiology and pathogenesis of fog fever – Cattle:
Grazing on pastures with rich vegetation – 3-methylindole – Pulmonary oedema, emphysema
Sheep – Pregnancy toxaemia – Treatment:
Early stage – Oral propylene glycol, oral Ca K and insulin. Oral calf commercial electrolyte solutions
containing glucose
Late stage – Dexmethasone to induce parturition / abortion if too fat / thin or cannot manage pregnancy
demands
Pig – Where to auscultate for:
Mitral valve insufficiency:
Tricuspid valve insufficiency: ?
Mitral valve insufficiency: Holosystolic cardiac murmur in the left 4th inter-costal space, clinical signs of
lung oedema
Tricuspid valve insufficiency: its a mystery
Horse – Where to auscultate for:
Mitral valve insufficiency:
Tricuspid valve insufficiency: ?
Mitral valve insufficiency: Holosystolic cardiac murmur in the left 5h inter-costal space, tachypnoea,
left-heart failure
Tricuspid valve insufficiency: also a mystery
Occurrence and type of bacteria for bacterial endocarditis:
Streptococcus is most common
Erysipelothrix is rare
Tricuspid insufficiency in cattle – The most common type of bacterial endocarditis in cattle
Signs of iron deficiency anaemia in piglets - Haematology:
Haematology – Hypochromic, microcytic, reduced haemoglobin content
Which is the appropriate liver enzyme group for ruminants – Hepatic enzymes (liver disease):
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) SDH (sorbitol dehydrogenase) GLDH (glutamate dehydrogenase) GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) ALP (alkaline phosphatase bilirubin
One cause of botulism:
Infected carcasses
(A highly fatal toxaemia caused by the ingestion of toxin produced during vegetative growth of Clostridium
botulinum in decomposing animal matter)
Botulism - Neurophysiological background:
Paralysis of the striated muscles due to inhibited ACh release at the pre-synaptic motor nerve endings
Botulism – Clinical signs:
Flaccid paralysis over a period of 1-3 days. Animal becomes recumbent and unable to eat or drink, but
being fully conscious. Death due to respiratory paralysis. (LIVING DEAD)
Tetanus – Clinical signs:
Muscle spasms cause a stiff gait, rigid posture (sometimes called ‘sawhorse stance’), extension or
elevation of the tail, protrusion of the 3rd eyelid and trismus (lockjaw). Horses show flaring of nostrils
Causes of water belly:
Urinary calculi
Sheep – 2 parasites causing bronchitis:
Dictyocaulus filaria
Protostrongylus
Cattle – Parasite causing bronchitis:
Dictyocaulus viviparous