Bovine Preventable Diseases
Clostridium septicum is what disease?
Malignant edema
A whether in sheep and goat terminology is a what?
Castrated male
What is the maximum time that a tourniquet can stay on?
2 hours
What is the toxic dose of Lidocaine in cattle and sheep/goats?
10mg/kg
Lsit two different types of dehorning methods for cattle
Caustic paste
Barnes dehorning
Gigli wire
Tube spoon
Electric
Name 2 Bovine Respiratory Disease
Complexes
*Parainfluenza (PI3)
• Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
• Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
When a sheep is between 6-12 weeks old, they are at what age?
Weaning age
List 3 standing procedures for cattle
Enucleation
Lacerations
C-sections
Castrations
Dehorning
LDA, RDA
What score on the Famancha Chart is a PCV of 18-22%, pink mm, and unknown whether to treat or not
Score 3
what is the purpose of Anticholinergics (atropine, glycopyrrolate) being used in ruminants in surgery?
Reducing risk of bloat
What infectious agent is clostridial diseases?
Bacterial spores
What is the normal temperature range for a goat and sheep?
101-104F
What is the oldest recommended age for castration of bulls?
3 months of age
Where is a cornual nerve block and what procedure is it generally used for?
A horn block, for dehorning procedures
What three medications that are used in Triple-drip sedation?
xylazine, guaifenesin, ketamine
What are two signs of Bruccellosis infection?
Abortion
Hygroma
Swollen testicles
Normal respiration rate for goats? Compared to sheep?
Goat-12-30 rpm
Sheep- 12-25 rpm
Explain the clinical procedure of performing an L-Block
-Complete surgical prep.
Place anesthetic in an
inverted L configuration
using an 18- × 1½- to 3-in
needle.
Anesthetic should be placed
in all tissue layers including
the muscle.
This may need large
amounts of anesthetic.
Allow 10 to 15 minutes to
take effect.
List three aspects to a technician's involvement in neonatal care
Umbilical care
Temperature regulation
Adequate passive transfer (nursing)
Passage of meconium
What type of suture pattern is needed to repair a prolapse?
Purse string
Which bovine disease can have an asymptomatic carrier, as the animal never truly eradicates it?
Bovine infectious rhinotracheitis
What is the age of maturity for sheep?
And age of first breeding?
6-9 months
12-19 months
If a bull weighs 500lbs, what is the maximum amount of lidocaine he can receive before exceeding toxic level? At 50mg/mL
500 / 2.2 =227.27kg
10mg/ kg=toxic dose = 227.27 X 10=2,272.72mg
2,272.72mg / 50mg= 45.45mL
List two types of castration methods
Blade/ scalpel
Elastic ring elastrators (banding)
Newberry castration knife
Burdizzo
What procedure is performed to repair a left or right displaced abomasum
celiotomy