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Bovine Common Diseases Test

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What two things are required in the ear for the Brucellosis testing?
Tattoo & Ear Tag
The normal temperature of cows is?
100-103
The resting heart rate of a cow is?
40-70
The resting respiratory rate of a cow is?
10-30
The most common manifestation of respiratory disease is
Pneumonia
List two environmental factors and two host factors that could predispose a cow to Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex.
1. Weather, dust, transport
2. Age, Breed
The most common manifestation of GI disease in a cow is?
Diarrhea
Which ear of the cow "belongs to the government"?
Right
List five stress factors that predispose cattle to shipping fever-be specific!
Weaning to early, Weather, Current health & nutritional levels of animals, exposure to feedlots & other animals, and the transition from farm to feed lot.
This viral respiratory disease rarely causes severe or fetal disease by itself, but plays an important role as an initiator of secondary bacterial infections of the respiratory system.
A. Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3)
B. Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)
C. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Herpesvirus
Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3)
Suspect this viral respiratory disease when it accompanied by abortion.
A. Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3)
B. Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)
C. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Herpesvirus
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Herpesvirus
The viral respiratory disease is important due to its frequent occurrence and predilection for the lower respiratory tract.
A. Parainfluenza-3 (PI-3)
B. Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)
C. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Herpesvirus
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)
The most common bacteria isolated in outbreaks of Bovine Respiratory Disease is.
A. Histophilus somni
B. Pasteurella multocida
C. Mannheimia haemolytica
Mannheimia haemolytica
This zoonotic organism is most important bacterial cause of diarrhea in calves during the first week of life and can be contracted by people who consume raw beef or unpasteurized milk.
A. Salmonella
B. E. coli
C. Clostridium
D. Cryptosporidium
E. coli
This pathogen is most common vital cause of diarrhea in calves and causes a yellow-green diarrhea.
A. Rotavirus
B. Coronavirus
C. Parvovirus
D. Herpesvirus
Rotavirus
This zoonotic bacterial organism causes enteritis and septicemia in calves older than a week of age and vomiting and diarrhea in people who don't wash their hands after handling their pet turtle/bird/snake/rabbit. "Food poisoning"
A. Salmonella
B. E. coli
C. Clostridium
D. Cryptosporidium
Salmonella
This viral pathogen causes profuse, eatery diarrhea, but may also cause respiratory symptoms.
A. Rotavirus
B. Coronavirus
C. Parvovirus
D. Clostridium
Coronavirus
This zoonotic pathogen is commonly found in conjunction with rotavirus or coronavirus in calves, causes a longer-lasting diarrhea, and is spread to people by drinking contaminated water.
A. Coccidia
B. Neospora
C. Leptospira
D. Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium
This disease occurs primarily in mature lactating dairy cows in the first 3 months of lactation and its thought to be caused by Clostridium perfringens. It is characterized by sever abdominal pain, blood clots in the feces and a high mortality rate despite treatment.
A. Bovine Viral Diarrhea
B. Winter Dysentery
C. Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome
D. Coccidiosis
Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome
This seasonal disease occurs in adult housed dairy cattle, has a high morbidity but low mortality with spontaneous recovery; however, milk production may take weeks to months to return to normal.
A. Bovine Viral Diarrhea
B. Winter Dysentery
C. Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome
D. Coccidiosis
Winter Dysentery
Digital Dermatitis in dairy cattle is caused by
A. Papilloma Virus
B. Herpesvirus
C. Mixed bacterial infection
D. fungal infection
Mixed bacterial infection
Which of the following is not a typical route of transmission of warts in cattle?
A. Ingestion
B. tattooing
C. A cut in the skin
D. Contaminated halter
Ingestion
Which of the following is not a risk factor associated with transmission of Pinkeye?
A. face flies
B. UV radiation from sun
C. grass lawns
D. Horses in the same pasture
Horses in the same pasture
This opportunistic parasite in cattle is more prevalent in wet seasons, has a high incidence of infection, but a low incidence of disease and may cause a mucoid diarrhea and dehydration in high risk animals.
A. Coccidia
B. Neospora
C. Cryptosporidium
D. Anaplasma
Coccidia
All successful dairy and beef herd health program include similar protocols including the same core vaccinations and deworming strategies. (T/F)
False
With respect to an animal's ability to respond to a vaccination, what two things should never be underestimated?
A. Vaccines's duration of immunity and animal's age
B.Vaccine's level of protection and animal's age
C. Nutrition level and use of animal
D. Nutrition level and stress management
Nutrition level and stress management
The best place to vaccinate cattle is
A. Hindquarters
B. Shoulder
C. Neck
D. intranasal
Neck
In regards to internal parasites in cattle, identify the false statement.
A. Pastures produce a greater source of parasite exposure than dry lots.
B. Mature cattle are more affected by parasites than calves.
C. Bulls are more affected by parasites than cows.
D. Parasite burdens peal in the springtime.
Mature cattle are more affected by parasites than calves.
The most common and economically important internal parasite of cattle is
A. coccidia
B. Lungworm
C. brown stomach worm
D. small strongyle
Brown stomach worm
Undulant Fever in people is caused by the same pathogen that causes what disease in cattle?
Brucellosis
The pathogen that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)
BSE
Name the pathogen that causes Pinkeye
Moraxella Bovis
What is the necessary criteria for a state to earn the U.S. Department of Agriculture's certification for Bruceliosis-free?
No positive test in state
Zoonotic disease that may cause sudden death and is characterized by hemorrhage from the nose, mouth, eyes, and anus.
Anthrax
A rickettsial disease spread by ticks that causes anemia and jaundice and abortion in pregnant cows.
Anaplasmosis
Most common cause of poisoning in cattle that causes GI and neurologic signs
Lead Toxicity
This clostridial disease causes progressive paralysis that results in death from respiratory or cardiac paralysis (Hint: flaccid tongue)
Botulism
This reportable disease has a predilection for the reproductive tract and causes abortion, infertility and decreased milk production
Brucellosis
Protozoal disease carried by bulls; self-limiting in cows but may result in infertility, pyometra and occasionally abortions.
Trichomoniasis
Highly fatal clostridial disease that affects heavily muscled young cows characterized by crepitance of the muscle tissue
Blackleg
Mad Cow Disease
Anthrax
Most commonly diagnosed virus in bovine abortion cases; also causes diarrhea
BVD
A zoonotic disease that causes last trimester abortion, infertility, jaundice, and orange urine
Leptospirosis
The most important cause of infertility in cattle; caused by Campylobacter fetus
Vibriosis
Most common cause of abortion in dairy or beef cattle in most part of the USA; protozoan transmitted by dogs and other canids
Neosprosis
Herpesvirus I; abortion accompanied by respiratory signs
IBR
Most common ocular disease in cattle
Pinkeye
A zoonotic pathogen that can cause abortion at any stage; retained placenta and/or fetus. (Hint: may also cause "circling disease")
Listeria
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus manifests as Type 1 or Type 2. In what three ways are they clinically similar and in what two ways are they clinically different?
Both causes a high fever, Diarrhea, and once have it it serves as a natural reservoir.
Type one only last 1-3 days, while Type two last 3-7 days.
Type two usually has a higher fever (107) than Type 1
What age cows is lead poisoning most common and why? List three sources of lead. How different clinically in adult versus young cow? List four clinical signs (either age). Why is treatment controversial?
Common age:Calved because they like to explore and lick different things.
1.old farm equipment
2.Old paint cans
3.Old metal laying around/drink crankcase oil
Adults have a higher tolerance than calves
Diarrhea, staggering, tremors, signs of colic
Long withdrawal times of lead from milk and tissue
You notice several cows in your herd with conjunctivitis. What would help you make the decision between Pinkeye or Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)/Herpesvirus 1?
-IBR causes respiratory disease and abortions
-Pinkeye is an ocular infection spread by face flies. Has ocular discharage.
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