More Diseases Flashcards
1
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Zoonotic and can lead to chrons in humans
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Johne’s disease (watery diarrhea)
2
Q
4 stages, transmitted focal oral
Contracted at 30 days of age, clinical signs age 3-5
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Johne’s disease
3
Q
Halmark sign swollen black kidneys
transmission thru urine
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Leptospirosis
4
Q
Can persist in soil for 183 days
causes infertility
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Leptospirosis
5
Q
Facial nerve paralysis
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Listeriosis
6
Q
Causes an estimated loss of more than $1 billion to the US dairy industry yearly
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Mastitis
7
Q
Types of mastitis
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- Contagious
- Environmental
- Gangrenous
- Clinical
- Sub clinical
8
Q
Contagious mastitis
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spread from cow to cow usually during milking time
9
Q
Environmental mastitis
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Spread to individual cattle thru contaminated bedding
10
Q
Gangrenous mastitis
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Severe infection leads to necrosis and sloughing
