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Large Animal Medicine
Equine medicine
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Veterinary Medicine
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04/04/2012

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Term

 

 

What potomac horse fever (PHF) is caused by

Definition

 

 

Neorickettsia risticii, a member for the erlichiaea family

Term

 

 

 

Temperature

Definition

 

 

 

99 - 100.8 (100.5)

Term

 

 

Pulse

Definition

 

 

 

32 - 44

Term

 

 

Respiration rate

Definition

 

 

8 - 16

Term

 

 

 

Blind spots

Definition

 

 

 

Directly in front of and directly behind 

Term

 

 

Normal uterine cytology

Definition

 

 

 

Contains epithelial cells and macrophages

Term

 

 

May indicate infection on cytology

Definition

 

 

PMN'S, RBC's may indicate acute endometritis

Term

 

 

Pre-breeding vaccinations

Definition

 

 

Tetanus, equine encephalitis, equine influenza 

Term

 

 

 

Vaccination given at 5, 7 and 9 months of gestational pregnancy

Definition

 

 

 

Rhinopneumonitis

Term

 

 

Boosters and vaccination one month before pregnancy

Definition

 

 

Booster influenza and tetanus, sleeping sickness vaccine

Term

 

 

Puberty

Definition

 

 

18months 

Term

 

 

 

estrous cycle

Definition

 

 

 

seasonally polyestrus (Feb - Oct)

Term

 

 

 

Length of cycle

Definition

 

 

21 days

Term

 

 

 

Length of ehat

Definition

 

 

 

5 -7 days

Term

 

 

Gestation length

Definition

 

 

11 months

Term

 

 

Twins would be detected via US on this day

Definition

 

 

 

14

Term

 

 

Isoerythrolysis

Definition

 

 

Antibodies in colostrum become absorbed in foal's serum and attack RBC's

Term

 

 

Inability to produce B and T lymphocytes, fatal, seen in Arab foals 

Definition

 

 

 

Combined immunodeficiency

Term

 

 

 

Weaning age 

Definition

 

 

 

4 - 6 months 

Term

 

 

 

Brucella abortus or actinomyces bovis

Definition

 

 

Often cause of fistulous withers or poll evil

Term

 

 

 

Enzoonotic equine incoordination

Definition

 

 

Wobbles

Term

 

 

Caused by trauma to nerve across scapular spine. Signs are outward rotation of front limb

Definition

 

 

 

Sweeny

Term

 

 

 

Microfractures and hemorrhage beneath periosteum

Definition

 

 

 

Bucked shins 

Term

 

 

 

 Caused by infected scratches, swelling on pastern

Definition

 

 

 

Greasy heel

Term

 

 

Carpitis

Definition

 

 

Popped knee

Term

 

 

Arthritis of joint near short pastern, hard swelling

Definition

 

 

 

Ringbone 

Term

 

 

Gonitis

Definition

 

 

Swelling of stifle

Term

 

 

Bog spavin

Definition

 

 

 

Swelling at hock caused by fluid distension, not painful

Term

 

 

Bone spavin

Definition

 

 

 

Arthritis of hock

Term

 

 

Capped hock

Definition

 

 

 

Hematoma caused by trauma

Term

 

 

 

Inflammation of plantar ligament 

Definition

 

 

 

Curb

Term

 

 

Lasix before race to decrease blood pressure

Definition

 

 

Treatment for exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage

Term

 

 

 

60-80bpm, <2 gut sounds per min, CRT/MM prolonged, deep red

Definition

 

 

 

Obstructive colic

Term

 

 

 

>80bpm, CRT/MM prolonged, muddy brown, gut sounds absent

Definition

 

 

 

Displacement colic

Term

 

 

Thromboembolic colic

Definition

 

 

Caused by s. vulgari. Prevented by deworming

Term

 

 

Other name for equine encephalitis

Definition

 

 

 

Sleeping sickness

Term

 

 

 

Equine Viral arteritis

Definition

 

 

Damages small arteries throughout body

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