Large Animal Care and Nursing

Question 1

Which of the following diseases of large animals is not zoonotic?

• brucellosis
• West Nile virus
• anthrax
• tetanus
• orf

Answer 1

tetanus

Question 2

What procedure performed on horses includes filing and smoothing their teeth?

• Cribbing
• Floating
• Quidding
• Raking

Answer 2

Floating

Question 3

What are the most significant parasites of goats?

• ascarids and lung worms
• nodular worms and lungworms
• coccidia and stomach worms
• ascarids and liver flukes
• whipworms and tapeworms

Answer 3

coccidia and stomach worms

Question 4

Clinical signs of pain in a horse includes all of the following except:

• Reluctance to move
• Sweating and rolling
• Kicking at the abdomen
• Increased appetite

Answer 4

Increased appetite

Question 5

If 180 ml of a 5% solution of guaifenesin is administered to a 150-kg foal, how many mg/kg would be administered?

• 30
• 15
• 90
• 60

Answer 5

60

Question 6

What is a major complication with general anesthesia in a goat?

• Bloat
• Nerve paralysis
• Laryngospasm
• Hyperthermia

Answer 6

Bloat

Question 7

Emasculators are used for what purpose?

• Enucleation in large animals
• To perform ovariectomies in heifers
• To perform lamb tail docking
• Castration in large animals

Answer 7

Castration in large animals

Question 8

Which vaccine(s) is/ are administered before cattle enter a feedlot?

• clostridial diseases
• leptospirosis
• IBR,BVD, PI-3, BRSV
• anaplasmosis
• brucellosis

Answer 8

IBR,BVD, PI-3, BRSV

Question 9

Which of the following is least likely to be associated with a nasal discharge in a horse?

• equine influenza
• equine rhinopneumonitis
• West Nile virus
• sinus abscess
• foxtails

Question 10

When preparing to sedate a cow, it is important to remember that cattle are far more sensitive than horses to which drug?

• ketamine
• midazolam
• acepromazine
• xylazine
• butorphanol

Answer 10

xylazine

Question 11

What bovine disease may lead to peritonitis, liver or reticular abscesses, pericarditis, or vagal indigestion?

• Abomasal volvulus
• Rumenotomy
• Abomasal displacement
• Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis

Answer 11

Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis

Question 12

Which animal can not regurgitate?

• Equine
• Bovine
• Porcine
• Caprine

Answer 12

Equine

Question 13

What should always be done prior to anesthetic induction and intubation of a horse?

• place an orogastric tube
• thoroughly rinse the oral cavity
• float the premolars and molars
• apply lidocaine to the larynx

Question 14

An enterolith is a stone that forms in the:

• urinary bladder
• hoof
• nasal sinus
• intestine
• liver

Question 15

What is the site of choice for giving intramuscular injections to a pig?

• triceps
• neck
• paralumbar
• gluteals
• semis

Answer 15

neck

Question 16

Which disease is transmitted by ticks?

• Brucellosis
• West Nile Virus
• Anaplasmosis
• Strangles
• Equine encephalomyelitis

Answer 16

Anaplasmosis

Question 17

Alfalfa is a good source of protein for herbivores. It is also a good source of what macromineral?

• iron
• cobalt
• calcium
• copper
• zinc

Answer 17

calcium

Question 18

Which intestinal protozoan is commonly found in ruminants?

• Toxoplasma
• Eimeria
• Babesia
• Isospora
• Borrelia

Answer 18

Eimeria

Question 19

What is the gestation period of a mare?

• 326-354 days
• 212-219 days
• 142-155 days
• 111-116 days
• 280-294 days

Answer 19

326-354 days

Question 20

What is the most common method for individual identification of commercial pigs?

• ear notch
• collar with ID tag
• hip brand
• ear tag
• microchip