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1
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What is the cause of equine infectious anaemia?

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Retrovirus. Lifelong infection -> cyclic anaemia and abortions

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What are the four minerals that horses sweat is known to be high in?

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Chloride, potassium, calcium, magnesium

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3
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How many teeth does a normal adult sheep have?

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32 - dental formula is 2(1 0/4, C 0/0, P 3/3, M 3/3

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4
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What values indicate failure of passive transfer?

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4.5 - 5.5 gm/dL

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5
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What is the best time to supplementary feed cows to improve fertility?

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Period 1: calving to breeding ( ~ 70-90 days)

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6
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Why shouldn’t enrofloxacin be given to young growing animals?

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It is known to cause cartilage abnormalities

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7
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What is the cause of enamel staining and hypoplasia in teeth?

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Tetracycline Ab’s

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What is the best treatment for Giardia?

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Fenbendazole/Metronidazole

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9
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What class of antibiotic if effective against Potomac horse fever?

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Tetracyclines

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10
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What are three things that veterinary technicians are prohibited from performing?

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performing surgical procedures, prescribing medications, and making diagnoses

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11
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What anaesthetic agent makes the dogs myocardium more sensitive to catecholamine induced arrhythmias?

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Halothane

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12
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What is the treatment for mast cell tumours?

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Administer diphenhydramine and recommend surgical removal with 3 cm incision margins

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13
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What is the best diagnostic test for ruling out FIP?

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Rivaltas test

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14
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What is a potential post-operative sequelae of surgical incision for an insulinoma in a dog?

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Diabetes mellitus

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15
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What is the most common type of urolith in the ferret?

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Struvite

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16
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L-asparaginase is used to treat what kind of tumour?

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Usually used in the treatment of lymphoma

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17
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Progressive unilateral paresis in a budgerigar normally indicates what?

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Renal neoplasia

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18
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Nervous coccidiosis affects what age of cattle?

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Affects cattle that are less than 1y of age

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19
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For Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides:

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20
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What is the cause of IBK (Pinkeye) in cattle?

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Moraxella Bovis

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21
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What part of the body is Amphoteracin B toxic to?

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Toxic to kidneys (nephrotoxic)

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22
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What is the cause of visceral larval migrans in humans?

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Toxocara

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23
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What treatment should be given to ocular lymphoma in cattle?

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Euthanasia

24
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What is the treatment of choice for tapeworm infections?

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Praziquantel

25
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What are the structures that cross the guttural punch in a horse

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  • Cranial nerves 7,9,10, 12
  • Sympathetic trunk
  • Internal and external carotid artery
  • NOT CN8
26
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Name a disease in goats that can be controlled by genetic testing:

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Beta mannosidosis - disease of anglonubian goat that can be controlled through genetic testing

27
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Name a drug that causes splenic dilation and decreased haemoglobin concentration:

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Acepromazine

28
Q

What is the prognosis for oral squamous cell carcinoma in cats?

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Very poor prognosis - typically untreatable

29
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Is Clostridium perfringens type A contained in a multiclostridial vaccine?

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No -

30
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What is involved in the Cushing reflex?

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Bradycardia and hypertension

31
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For bacillary haemoglobinuria:

  1. State the cause of the disease
  2. How can it be treated?
  3. How can it be prevented?
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  1. Clostridium nevi type D is the cause (associated with the liver fluke)
  2. Penicillin
  3. Fluke control - the migrating flukes → hepatic damage in aerobic areas
32
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State two treatments that are approved for the treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease:

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  1. Ceftiofur - approved as a one time injection
  2. Ampicillin - also approved as a treatment but must be given once daily
33
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What is the most common side effect of KBr therapy in dogs?

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Sedation

34
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What is the treatment of choice for Listeriosis?

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Penicillin

35
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What is the best hormone to use for raising milk production within dairy cows?

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Somatotropin → given every 14d can be effective at prolonging lactation curve + increasing milk production

36
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A horse presents to you with significant regions of alopecia around the tail base and perineal region:

  1. What is the most likely diagnosis?
  2. How would you confirm this diagnosis?
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  1. Oxyuris equi
  2. Scotch tape preparation
37
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For Doxorubicin and Viniscristine:

  1. Explain the consequences of extravasation
  2. Explain how you would manage these
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  1. Doxorubicin: Severe tissue necrosis and should be treated by a cold compress to contain the spread of the drug
  2. Viniscristine: causes skin irritation - warm compress should be used to disperse the drug
38
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How is diagnosis of Stepahnurus denatus (kidney worm) made in pigs?

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Either necropsy or finding the ova on urinanalysis

39
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What is the cause of Tyzzer’s disease?

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Clostridium piliformis

40
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How long does it take the intestine to heal after surgery?

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5 days - that is the usual lag phase associated with collagen formation - dehiscence is very unlikely to occur after that point

41
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What does Xanthochromia on a CSF tap indicate?

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Evidence of prior haemorrhage

42
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What is the most common/important bacterial pathogen of fish worldwide?

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Aeromonas salmonicida

43
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What is the most important part of control for Marek’s disease?

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In ovo vaccination

44
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What is the cause of vesicular stomatitis?

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Rhabdovirus

45
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What is the most common testicular tumour in horses?

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Seminoma

46
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Describe the recommended protocol for treating Heartworm within dogs:

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A 30-day course of oral doxycycline, wait one month then begin melarsomine injections

47
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What is the cause of hairy shaker lambs?

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Border disease virus is the main cause of hair shaker lamb disease

48
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For Slaframine toxicity in horses:

  1. State the main plant that it is seen in
  2. What is the main clinical signs that you would expect to see?
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  1. Moldy red clover
  2. Hypersalivation
    3.
49
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How should bighead (Clostridium novyi Type A) be treated?

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Wound debridment and penicillin

50
Q

What is the duration of a mare’s oestrus?

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6 days

51
Q

How should shifting leg lameness and an inability to bend toes be treated?

A

Systemic allopurinol therapy

52
Q

What is the agent that causes red water disease (bacillary hemoglobinuria) in cattle?

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Clostridium hemolyticum (Cl Novyi type D)

53
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Describe the effusion that is seen in cases of FIP in cattle:

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classic straw or gold colored effusion with high protein counts and moderate cell counts

54
Q

What cell does caprine arthritis encephalitis infect?

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Monocytes

55
Q

What is the cause of infectious pustular vulvovaginitis in cattle?

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Typically caused by Herpesvirus

56
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What cell is the target of PRRS in pigs lung?

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Alveolar macrophages

57
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What makes Corneybacterium pseudotuberculosis difficult to treat?

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Intracellular bacterium

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