Oral Cavity/Esophagus
Cattle produce this much saliva per day
50L
3 Volatile Fatty Acids; which one is used most for gluconeogenesis?
Acetate, propionate, butyrate; Propionate
Condition causing bony mass on camelid mandible along cheek teeth and treatment method
Tooth root abscess; florfenicol and NSAID or Sx
What is D-lactate produced from? Why is it bad?
Bacterial fermentation; mammals cannot use it
Explain how to age SRs and cattle based on dentition up to 8-10 years old
1.5yo- 1 adult incisor
2.5yo- 2 adult incisors
3.5yo- 3 adult incisors
5yo- 4 adult incisors
6-8yo- exposed tooth roots
8+(SR)/10+(Cattle)- broken teeth
Compare lumpy jaw vs wooden tongue including Tx
Bonus- what is a salivary cyst called?
Lumpy jaw- Actinomyces bovis (Gram +) affects bone. Tx- sodium iodide, isoniazid, curettage
Wooden tongue- Actinobacillus lignieresii (Gram -) affects soft tissue. Tx- sodium iodide
Sialocele
2 ruminant stomatitis causes
Bonus- agent of calf diptheria
Bovine papular stomatitis- "rat tail syndrome"
Orf/soremouth- SR; mucocutaneous junction; ZOONOTIC
Fusobacterium necrophorum