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Lumps and poisoning of farm animals Flashcards

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What are the differentials for a lump found in farm animals?

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  • tumour
  • seroma
  • haematoma
  • lymph node
  • abscess
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How would you treat a seroma or haematoma on a farm animal?

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Leave it

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Who do you report farm animals tumours to?

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APHA

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Describe sporadic bovine leukosis (SBL)

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  • <4yrs old
  • 3 forms= cutaneous, thymic and multicentric
  • no treatment
  • poor prognosis
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Describe enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL)

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  • notifiable
  • caused by bovine leukaemia virus- oncogenic retrovirus
  • horizontal transmission
  • found mainly in dairy cows
  • infected for life animals
  • signs in adult animals >2 yrs
    clinical signs= weight loss, milk drop, neuro signs
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Describe squamous cell carcinomas

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  • non pigmented white faces- herefords
  • often bilateral
  • mets to LN and lungs
  • can be locally excised or cryotherapy
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Describe papillomas

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  • young animals
  • very common
  • can be removed
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Describe granulosa cell tumours

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  • present as not detected in oestrus
    thick walled, honey comb ovary on US scan
    ovarian cyst
    surgical ovariectomy
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Describe cutaneous actinobacilosis

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not neoplasm
wooden tongue
cutaneous lymphoma

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What is the most common neoplasia in sheep?

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jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus

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What are some plants poisonous to large animals?

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yew
ragwort
lead
copper
st johns wort
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What are some poisoning treatment principles?

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  • remove from source
  • antidote if available
  • offer alternative feeding
  • fluids, NSAID, charcoal
  • rumenotomy if acute
  • sedation if severe neuro signs- seizures
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Describe the effects of yew poisoning

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dyspnoea
tremors
pain

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Describe the effects of rhododendron poisoning

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GIT,
teeth grinding
salivation
abdominal pain

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Describe the effects of ragwort poisoning

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jaundice
oedema
diarrhoea
weight loss
ascites
hepatic encephalopathy
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What effect does St Johns Wort have?

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photosensitisation

17
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What effect does lead poisoning have?

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staggering
apparent blindness
frothing at mouth
colic
rumen stasis
teeth grinding
18
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What effects does copper poisoning have?

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jaundice
anaemia
haemoglobuinuria
death

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