Routine Procedures in Farm Animal Practice

Question 1

Before administering any fluid or medication via oro-ruminal intubation you need to do what two things

Answer 1

1. Feel tube pass into esophagus
2. Listen for bubbles in rumen while blowing into tube

Question 2

Identify 1-4

Answer 2

1. Frick Speculum
2. Orogastric tube
3. Dosing syringe
4. Stomach pump

Question 3

Before pulling tube out during an Oro-ruminal intubation you must do ___ to prevent ___

Answer 3

Kink tube to prevent aspiration of tube contents

Question 4

What is normal and abnormal color of rumen fluid

Answer 4

Normal: green
Abnormal: gray, black

Question 5

What is normal and abnormal consistency of rumen fluid

Answer 5

Normal: viscous with particles
Abnormal: watery, foamy, homogenous with grain

Question 6

What is odor of normal and abnormal rumen fluid

Answer 6

Normal: aromatic
Abnormal: sour, moldy, necrotic

Question 7

What is normal pH of rumen fluid for forage and high grain diet

Answer 7

Forage: 6.2-7.2
High grain: 6.0-6.2

Question 8

What are you evaluating in rumen fluid under microscope

Answer 8

Motility, for 3 different types of Protozoa

Question 9

What is CMT used for

Answer 9

Detecting subclinical mastitis

Question 10

What does CMT measure

Answer 10

Somatic cell count

Question 11

How does CMT work

Answer 11

Reagents react with DNA in milk to thicken and form gel

Question 12

What does it mean when a CMT is trace

Answer 12

Slight thickening of mixture that disappears

Question 13

What does it mean when a CMT is grade 1

Answer 13

Weak positive, thickening of mixture but no gel formation

Question 14

What does CMT grade 2 mean

Answer 14

Distinct positive, immediate thickening with some gel formation

Question 15

What does a CMT grade 3 mean

Answer 15

Gel forms on the surface and becomes elevated like a fried egg