Neurology

Question 1

Disease associated with in utero infection of calves with BVD. Causes ataxia, incoordination and hypermetria

Answer 1

Cerebellar hypoplasia

Question 2

Disease causing neurological signs in calves and treated with sodium calcium edetate (Ca-EDTA)

Answer 2

Lead poisoning

Question 3

Most cattle affected by this disease have had direct/indirect contact with pregnant/lambing sheep

Answer 3

Malignant catarrhal fever

Question 4

Most cattle affected by this notifiable disease have had direct/indirect contact with pigs

Answer 4

Aujesky’s disease

Question 5

Disease most commonly seen in high yielding dairy cows a few weeks after calving

Answer 5

Nervous ketosis

Question 6

Disease which shows bright white autofluorescence of brain under UV light at post mortem

Answer 6

Cerebrocortical necrosis/CCN/polioencephalomalacia

Question 7

‘Sleepy calf disease’ (depression, ataxia, somnolence)

Answer 7

Thromboembolic meningoencephalitis/TEME

Question 8

Presentation of Listeria monocytogenes infection in cattle

Answer 8

Neonatal septicaemia
Encephalitis/meningoencephalitis
Iritis
Abortion
Pyrexia
Unilateral facial paralysis
Ptosis
Circling

Question 9

Treatment of meningoencephalitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 9

10d parenteral penicillin BID