Mastitis Flashcards
most common cause of subclinical IMI in small ruminants
CNS
most common cause of clinical IMI in small ruminants
staph aureus
causes of a precocious udder
puberty
progesterone
estrogen
seasonality (spring)
abx for beef cattle mastitis
oxytetracycline
macrolides
florfenicol
main pathogens of mastitis in sows
coliforms
abx for pigs
what other tx?
oxytetracyclines
macrolides
ceftiofur
oxytocin and NSAIDs
main mastitis pathogen in horses? when does it occur? other clinical signs?
strep zooepidemicus
during dry off period
swollen mammary v and hindlimb lameness
cause of agalactia in horses
endophyte contaminated fescue = ergot alkaloid fungus like acts like dopamine agonists
treatment for horse agalactia
dopamine antagonist like domperidone
proper milking procedure is dependent on what
oxytocin
overmiling/no milk flow while machine is attached
teat ringing
discolored teat
hyperkeratosis
cause of ulcerative mammalitis
BHV-2
viral causes of teat lesions
BHV-2
bovine papillomavirus
poxvirus
vesicular stomatitis virus
“slow milker” secondary to fibrosis and scar tissue
stenotic teat canal
what do you call a membrane blocking the teat canal
spider teat