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Food Animal Medicine
Exam 1
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Graduate
09/23/2012

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Term
When a dairy herd is infected with mastitis, the biggest source of loss is?
Definition
Reduced production
Term
Days in milk also correlates with?
Definition
Days since calving
Term
In dairy cattle the term freshened can also mean:
Definition
Calved
Term
Cow that is not milking and waiting to calve:
Definition
Dry cow
Term
Period From calving to calving
Definition
Lactation (she is a 3rd lactation cow-she has calved 3 times)
Term
The process where muscles surrounding the alveoli contract to move the milk into the ducts and cistern for efficient milk harvest.
Definition
Milk letdown
Term
Time to milking unit attachment is very important in oxytocin release. What is the optimum amount of time?
Definition
90-120 seconds
Term
The most important part of the clinical examination of the ruminant
Definition
History
Term
What is the importance of urine collection as a part of the routine physical exam in dairy cows?
Definition
Urine ketones
Term
Differentials for a positive ping test on the left abdomen
Definition
LDA- left displaced abdomen
Rumen gas cap
Pneumoperitoneum
Physometra
Term
Normal respiration rate for a cow? Calf?
Definition
12-36 breaths per min
30-60
Term
AMDUCA legalizes ________ use, but ONLY for_________
Definition
Extra label drug
Therapeutic purposes
Term
When the half life doubles, withdrawal time _____
Definition
doubles
Term
Weak Organic ______ get trapped in milk.
Definition
Bases
So the basic drugs will have a higher milk to plasma ratio
Term
Xylazine can cause stress to unborn calves because it is?
Definition
Oxytotic
Term
Act that encourages companies to seek regulatory approval for minor species and minor uses:
Definition
MUMS act
Term
Water soluble, minimally metabolized drugs are_______ whereas lipid soluble, highly metabolized drugs are _____.
Definition
More predictable
Less predictable
Term
Plaque of differentiated skin in an abnormal location such as the eye?
Definition
Dermoid
Term
What are the major sites for ophthalmic disease in food producing animals?
Definition
Conjunctiva and Cornea
Term
Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, pink eye, is caused by what organism?
Definition
Moraxella bovis
Term
This disease of the eyes in Bovines accounts for 12.5% of slaughterhouse condemnations:
Definition
Bovine Ocular Squamous cell carcimoma
Term
An ocular disease caused by herpes virus resulting in keratoconjunctivitis?
Definition
Malignant catarrhal fever
Term
There are two ocular signs associated with IBR conjunctivitis and keratitis. Which is most common and what is a distinction b/t the two?
Definition
Most common- conjunctivitis
- Ulcers are NOT common in Keratitis
Term
Uveitis or inflammation of the eye is usually______in neonates and ______in adults.
Definition
Septicemic
Systemic
Term
Brown blood in vessels indicates_________, purple vessels indicates_________, and bright red vessels indicates________.
Definition
Nitrate poisoning
Cyanotic conditions
Cyanide toxicity
Term
The Teratogenic agent in sheep that causes cyclopia is caused by ingesting _________ on gestational day __.
Definition
Veratrum californicum
14
Term
What is the bacteria that causes blepharitis in small ruminants characterized by eyelid edema?
Definition
Clostridium novyi
Term
Top 2 bacteria that cause keratoconjunctivitis (pinkeye) in sheep and goats?
Definition
Chlamydophila sp
Mycoplasma sp
Term
For both bovine and small ruminants what is a systemic antibiotic that can be used for treatment of keratoconjunctivitis?
Definition
Oxytetracycline
Term
Retinal degeneration in food animals is usually caused by what 2 things?
Definition
Plant Tox- bracken fern, locoweed
Vitamin A deficiency
Term
In feedlot cattle, BRD compromises ___% of morbidity and ___% mortality.
Definition
75%
50%
Term
The pathology of BRD is primarily a "______________"
Definition
Disease of diffusion
Term
When infected with Mannheimia, ______impede cellular immune response and ______ are responsible for adverse effects leading to depression and anorexia.
Definition
Leukotoxins
Endotoxins
Term
A very important characteristic in BRD animals affected with histophilus somni?
Definition
Left ventricular papillary muscle lesion
Term
Say in a trial you get a risk ratio of .93. What does this tell you about the vaccine?
Definition
.93 as likely to have the disease if you are vaccinated verses if they were not vaccinated (not very effective!)
Term
Viral causes of BRDC?
Definition
IBR
BVD
PI3
BRSV
Term
Will MLV BVD vaccines kill persistently infected animals?
Definition
Most vaccines are non cytopathic, so the risk is low
Term
Is BRSV a part of acute interstitial pneumonia?
Definition
NO
Term
Enzootic pneumonia prevention is all about:
Definition
VENTILATION
Term
What small ruminant respiratory disease can also cause hard bag syndrome in sheep?
Definition
Ovine progressive pneumonia
Term
A definitive diagnosis of mastitis causing organisms can only be made through ________.
Definition
Culture
Term
Staph aureus, Strep agalactiae, and mycoplasma all cause what form of mastitis?
Definition
Contagious
Term
E. coli, non-aureus Staph, and Strep dysgalactiae/uberis all cause what type of mastitis?
Definition
Environmental
Term
What mastitis causing organism causes all positive cows in the herd to be culled?
Definition
Mycoplasma
Term
Most common mastitis pathogen in most herds?
Definition
Environmantal Staph
Term
In the mammary route of mastitis, bacteria canNOT move from quarter to quarter. Where must it enter?
Definition
Streak canal
Term
What are the 3 arms of the Epi triad?
Definition
Animal
Pathogen
Environment/management
Term
For contagious pathogens infection occurs when? How about for Environmental organisms?
Definition
During milking process
Between milkings
Term
Between contagious and environmental mastitis which has more of a chronic infection? Which can management changes reduce new infection rate?
Definition
Contagious
Both
Term
Risk of mastitis is directly related to what?
Definition
Teat/udder bacterial load
Term
Pre-dip is for control of _________ mastitis and Post dip is for control of ________ mastitis.
Definition
Environmental
Contagious
Term
What is the legal limit for Somatic Cell Count in milk?
Definition
750,000
Term
How many clinical mastitis cases per month is too many?
Definition
2%
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