Diseases
This equine disease is characterized by the presence of palpable lymph node abscesses near the ventral jaw and adjoining neck, which may open up either externally or internally into the pharynx. The causative bacterial agent is a gram-positive coccus.
Strangles
When assisting with neonatal calf care after a forced fetal extraction or a C-section, it is important to place the calf in ______ recumbency and ensure that it is breathing.
Sternal
Which of the following animals is not a commonly implicated vector in rabies transmission?
Dogs
The guttural pouches are two large, symmetric dilatations ______________________ that are present in all Equidae.
of the eustachian tube
Horses with respiratory disease may present with an increased respiratory rate, which is termed ________.
Tachypnea
________ is a highly fatal neurologic disease in horses characterized by a stiff, stilted gait, hyperexcitability, seizure, and coma and is commonly present in the environment and invades wounds or cuts.
Tetanus
Rumen fluid pH less than 5.5 is suggestive of what?
Grain Overload
Equine protozoal myelitis (EPM) is a common cause of neurologic disease in horses, and Sarcocystis neurona is the most common protozoan parasite that causes this disease. ____________ are the primary hosts of this parasite, and horses are likely infected via fecal-oral transmission.
Opossums
An increased heart rate (tachycardia) is indicative of pain. A rate of ________ beats per minute (bpm) or greater indicates serious pain in an adult horse.
60
The medical term for fainting is
syncope
______________ (the causative agent of rhinopneumonitis) is a contagious virus that produces respiratory disease, abortion, and neonatal and neurologic disease in horses.
Equine herpesvirus
Diarrhea, or scours, is a common problem among young dairy and beef calves. Treatment is aimed at
rapid replacement of lost fluids and correction of acidosis and electrolyte abnormalities.
What is another name for dermatophytosis?
Ringworm
To prevent pressure sores and necrosis, the position of a recumbent horse should be changed
Every 4 to 6 hours
Polydipsia in horses is defined as drinking more than _________ of their body weight daily.
10%
Environmental management aimed at removing offending allergens is the most important intervention for which equine disease?
Heaves
Lambing in individual pens, or lambing jugs, helps in? List all 3.
preventing lamb “stealing” by late-pregnant ewes.
ensuring that lambs can identify their mothers.
preventing rejection of the lamb by the ewe
Which is the most common vector involved in the transmission of anaplasmosis and Lyme disease?
Ixodes
The serum of horses normally has a
yellow tint as a result of increased serum bilirubin levels, because horses do not have gallbladders.
When performing an abdominocentesis normal abdominal fluid is normally what color?
Straw yellow or Clear
Clinical signs of this equine disease include fever, anemia, icterus, lethargy, stiffness, and limb edema. Diagnosis is based on observation of the organism within white blood cells on a peripheral blood smear, or by PCR or serology. What is the pathogen that causes this disease?
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
It is important that neonatal calves receive an appropriate dose of colostrum within the first 6 hours of life because
the placenta in cattle and other ruminants prevents in utero transfer of immunoglobulins (antibodies) from the dam to the fetus.
intestinal absorption of antibodies terminates within 24 hours of birth.
Clinical signs of this equine disease include fever, anemia, icterus, lethargy, stiffness, and limb edema. Diagnosis is based on observation of the organism within white blood cells on a peripheral blood smear, or by PCR or serology. What is the pathogen that causes this disease?
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Equine recurrent uveitis (moon blindness) is the most common cause of blindness in horses. It is a/an
immune-mediated condition.
Partial or total failure of the passive transfer of maternal antibodies can make a calf susceptible to a variety of disease conditions. Compromised calves are more likely to develop omphalophlebitis, which is
inflammation of the umbilical veins