Large Animal Flashcards
1
Q
Sheep flock: icteric, hemoglobinuria, weak/depressed
A
Copper toxicity –> acute hemolytic crisis
Sheep highly susceptable
2
Q
Cattle Pinkeye (keratoconjunctivitis)
Infectious agent, transmission
A
Moraxella bovis bacteria
Transmitted via flies, fomites, direct contact
3
Q
Swine Mulberry Heart Disease
Cause, complications
A
Vit E and selenium deficiency from unbalanced diet
Fluid accumulation around the muscles and heart, cardiac necrosis –> dyspnea and sudden death
4
Q
Antimicrobial most likely to cause D in horses
A
Erythromycin
Still administered to foals with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia
5
Q
Antimicrobial most likely to cause D in horses
A
Erythromycin
Still administered to foals with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia