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1
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Sources of copper toxicosis

A

Excess copper
Molybdenum deficiency (6:1)
Unavailable sulfate

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2
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Accumulation of copper in the liver is due to

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Imbalances between copper, molybdenum and sulfate

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3
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What is secondary copper toxicosis

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Liver damage causes copper accumulation by hepatocytes

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4
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How long does copper accumulation take

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2-10 wks

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5
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Release of copper from the liver and excess in the blood causes

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Oxidation of erythrocyte membranes increasing fragility and causing hemolytic crisis

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6
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Copper oxidizes hemoglobin to

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methemoglobin

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7
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Clinical signs of copper

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Sudden weakness, anorexia, pale MM, icterus, hemoglobinuria, dyspnea

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8
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Lesions seen with copper

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Icterus, Hemolysis, Methemoglobin
Liver enlarged, yellow, friable
Kidney enlarged, hemorrhagic, bluish, friable (gunmetal)
Blackberry Spleen

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9
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Treatment for copper toxicosis

A

Ammonium tetrathiomolybate

D-penicillamine - 6 days

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10
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Which species is most susceptible to molybdenum

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Cattle

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11
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Which species are resistant to molybdenum

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Horses and pigs

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12
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molybdenum is absorbed ____ and excreted in _____

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Absorbed from GI and excreted in milk at toxic levels

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13
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Clinical signs of molybdenum

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Severe diarrhea (green w/ gas bubbles) 8-10 d post
Rough hair coat and depigmentation (eyes)
Weight loss, osteoporosis, lameness, pica

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14
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Treatment for molybdenum

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Copper glycinate/sulfate

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15
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What are organic arsenics used for

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Improve weight gain and feed efficiency

Control enteric infection - swine, poultry

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16
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organic arsenics toxicity is enhanced by

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dehydration, renal insufficiency

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17
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What is the mode of action for organic arsenics

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Peripheral nerve demyelination and axonal damage

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18
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Clinical signs for arsanilic acid in swine

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3-5 days
Incoordination
Partial parlysis
Blindness
Still have good appetite
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19
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Clinical signs for arsanilic acid in poultry

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Anorexia, depression, coma, death

20
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Clinical signs for Roxarsone in swine

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Sudden onset
Marked hyperexcitability
Tremors
Collapse, coma
No blindness
21
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Clinical signs of roxarsone in poultry

A

Incoordination/ataxia

22
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organic arsenics lesions in swine

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Erythema
Muscle atrophy
Peripheral nerve and optic nerve degeneration

23
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Which form of inorganic arsenic is most toxic

24
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inorganic arsenic is absorbed by

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GI, skin, inhalation

25
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Where are the highest concentrations of inorganic arsenic

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Liver, Kidney, Hair/Hoof

26
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Milk from poisoned cows contains ______ of inorganic arsenic

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Toxic levels

27
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MOA of inorganic arsenic

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Inhibits/slows citric acid cycle

28
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inorganic arsenic peracute signs

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Sudden death, colic, collapse, death

29
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inorganic arsenic acute signs

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Rapid onset, staggering, salivation, thirst, diarrhea

30
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inorganic arsenic subacute signs

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Same + bloody diarrhea, partial paralysis of hind limbs, death

31
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Lesions associated with inorganic arsenic

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GI edema/hemorrhage, sloughing
Liver/kidney damage
Capillary degeneration

32
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What sample should be taken for inorganic arsenic

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Urine antemortem

Liver/kidney postmortem

33
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What is increased with inorganic arsenic

34
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What chelator is used with inorganic arsenic

A

Dimercaprol

35
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Selenium acts as an antioxidant by

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Prevention of peroxide accumulation through reduction of glutathoine

36
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Selenium and Vit E prevents what

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Cellular degeneration and cell membrane damage

37
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What type of soil promotes selenate formation

38
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Selenium toxicity is reduced by

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High protein diet and binding elements such as copper

39
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Selenium targets which organs

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Liver, Kidney, Spleen

40
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Selenium acute signs - Oral

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Colic, bloat, dark diarrhea

Respiratory distress, frothy

41
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Selenium acute signs - Parenteral

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Neuroligical

42
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Selenium subacute Cattle

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Blind staggers
Stage 1 - poor appetite, wandering/circling
Stage 2 - Incoordination, foreleg weakness (on knees)
Stage 3 - Hypothermia, emaciation, clouded cornea, paresis, coma, death

43
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Selenium subacute swine

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Porcine Focal Symmetrical Poliomyelomalacia
Incoordination, lameness, parlysis
Alopecia, hoof abnormalities/separation

44
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Selenium chronic toxicosis - Alkali Disease

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Rough hair, hair loss (mane/tail)
Hoof deformities
Lameness, stiffness
Partial blindness, anemia, emaciation, birth defects

45
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Selenium acute lesions

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Hemorrhagic enteritis
Organ congestion
Pulmonary edema
Rotten/garlic gut smell

46
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Selenium chronic lesions

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Abnormal hooves, cardiac damage, hepatic necrosis

47
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Selenium treatment

A

Saline cathartics

Acetylcysteine

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