Large Animal Flashcards
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Streptococcus equi
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- horses
- causes strangles, genital infection and mastitis
- 24-48 hrs after fever sets: nasal discharge, depression, & submandibular lymphadenopathy
2
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Streptococcus suis
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- swine
- causes abortion, septicemia, meningitis
- fever, bacteremia/septicemia, inappetence, shifting lameness
3
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Clostridium chauvoei
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- sheep and cattle
- causes BlackLeg
- sudden onset, death without premonitory signs
- acute lameness, swelling at hip, shoulder, chest, back starts small and then increases rapidly cutting off blood supply
- death occurs within 12-48 hrs
4
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Clostridium tetani
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- horses, cattle, pigs, and carnivores
- an anaerobic bacteria that causes tetanus
5
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Bacillus anthracis
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- ruminants, dogs, cats, horses
- this disease in horses can be acute, death within 2-3 days
- resp. or cardiac distress, convulsions, bloody diarrhea, swelling of genitalia
6
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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- cattle, horse, sheep, dogs and birds
- causes mastitis, neonatal septicemia, metritis
7
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Klebiella oxytoca
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- affects horses
- causes vaginitis, metritis, abortion and infertility
8
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Listeria monocytogenes
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- disease of the CNS
- causes abortion, mastitis, septicemia
- can be found in raw milk and uncooked meat
9
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Salmonella serovar typhimurium
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- disease precipitated by stressful conditions
- salmonellosis is common in hospitalized horses that have been subjected to prolonged surgical procedures
10
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Pseudomonas spp.
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- P.aeruginosa - causes otitis externa & fleece rot
- P. fluorescens & aeruginosa cause mastitis
11
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Leptospira spp.
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- L. pomona - causes abortion in horse, cattle, pigs
- L. kennewicki - mainly horses, causing abortion
12
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Yersinia spp.
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- Y. pseudotuberculosis - affects rodents, cats, cattle, and goats causing abortion and pseudotuberculosis
- Y. enterocolitica - affects rabbits, dogs, pigs, and horses causing ileitis & gastroenteritis
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Brucella spp.
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- B. abortus - causes abortion, chronic bursitis, fistulous withers
- B. melitensis - sheeps & goats, causes lameness, mastitis and abortion
14
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Proteus vulgaris
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- dogs, horses, and calves
- causes cystitis, upper urinary tract infection, prostatitis, otitis externa
15
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Staphylococcus spp.
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- S. aureus - mastitis, skin infection, vaginitis
- S. epidermidis - affects cattle, causes mastitis & skin abscesses
- S. intermedius - affects dogs and cattle, causes skin and ear infection, mastitis
