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Pathology (Lecture 3)
Pathology notes through lecture 3
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
08/21/2009

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What is the goal of preventative medicine?
Definition
Lowest possible incidence of disease of animals.
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What are the three factors that affect environment? (in means of husbandry)
Definition
Light, temperature, and ventilation.
Term
Livestock can survive extremes in outdoor temperature as long has they have *blank*
Definition
Shelter from precipitation.
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True or false: Light has no affect on the breeding season of horses.
Definition
False
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True or false: Rodents can squeeze through half inch openings.
Definition

It depends on the size of the rodent but the notes said

 

False: 1 inch openings.

Term
As a rule of thumb, animals should have at least *#* times their body size in an enclosure.
Definition
10
Term
Rabbits carrying *blank* and *blank* bacteria will kill a guinea pig.
Definition
Bordetella and Pasturella
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Commercial diets > *#* months should not be the sole source of food.
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3
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Pirate the guinea pig comes in with Scurvy. The DVM says that the pet most likely doesn't have enough what in its diet?
Definition
Vitamin C
Term
Name 5 vaccines for dogs.
Definition
Rabies, distemper, canine adenovirus, coronovirus, leptospirosis, bordetella, parvo, parainfluenza, Borreliosis, and giardia.
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Name 3 vaccines for cats.
Definition
Rabies, feline leukemia, panleukemia, calicivirus, chlamydial pneumonitis, rhinotracheitis,
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What disease in horses is caused by a bacterium releasing a toxin (clostridium tetani)after entering a deep puncture wound.
Definition
Tetanus... did clostridium tetani give it away?
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True or false: There is a second dose of the tetanus vaccine given to horses 4-6 weeks after the initial vaccine.
Definition
True
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What horse vaccines are given annually?
Definition
Tetanus, EEE;WEE;VEE, Rabies, Strangles, and Potomac horse fever.
Term
Which is the correct spelling (EEE, WEE, and VEE? encehplomyelitis, encephalomyelitis, encaphalmyolitis.
Definition
encephalomyelitis. Oh and by the way, Venezuelan. =]
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The ideal sanitizer would have what characteristics? (6)
Definition
No odor, broad spectrum, non-corrosive, no tissue toxicity, rapid microbicidal effect, and can be used at normal environment.
Term
What is another name for hypochlorites?
Definition
Laundry bleach.
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What's the disadvantage of hypochlorites?
Definition
Corrosive to metal.
Term
What is a disadvantage to phenols?
Definition
Can cause toxicity poisoning in cats. Can't use on food bowels
Term
What is the disadvantage of quantum ammonium compounds?
Definition
Not broad spectrum. Works well on Gram+ but not so much on gram-
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What are the factors that predispose animals to disease? (4)
Definition
Genetics, environment, dietary, and metabolic.
Term
True or false: Cats will attack birds and mice...
Definition
True: yeah thats actually in our notes
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