Genetic Conditions
Ticks
Current Literature
Microbiology
FA/VMDL Rounds Year in Review
100
Name the condition.
Spider lamb syndrome (ovine hereditary chondrodysplasia)
Gene mutation: point mutation in FGFR3
100
I transmit bovine anaplasmosis.
adult male American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
100
Name the etiology.
Mannheima granulomatosis
100
Lumpy skin disease in cattle is caused by which virus type?
poxvirus
100
T/F: Colostrum intake can interfere with the serology results of neonatal animals.
TRUE
200
This animal has a mutation in this gene.
Myostatin
200
This tick is the most important vector of bovine babesiosis.
Rhipicephalus microplus (cattle fever tick)
200
When attempting to rule out Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in a young lamb, which three tissue samples are most likely to be diagnostically useful?
liver, spleen, kidney
200
Sheep undergoing wheelbarrow test in South America. Most likely etiology?
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV)
200
Histopathology reveals "intracorneal aggregates of neutrophils in the rumen". What is the most likely cause for this lesion?
Ruminal acidosis
300
Name the condition.
Bovine congenital hematopoietic porphyria
AKA “osteohemochromatosis” and “pink tooth"
Result of a deficiency in uroporphyrinogen III cosynthetase, a key enzyme in heme biosynthesis
300
This tick transmits "foothill abortion" in the Western U.S.
Ornithodoros coriaceus (Pajahuello tick)
300
Systemic necrotizing vasculitis in sheep is associated with which virus?
Ovine herpesvirus 2
300
Tissue from a sheep. Which toxin is responsible?
Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin
300
What are the toxic agents of an acorns?
Gallotannins and their metabolites (digallic acid, gallic acid, and pyrogallol) are responsible for toxicity
400
Bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy (BPDME), also known as weaver syndrome, is most often reported in this breed of cattle.
Brown Swiss cattle
400
In cattle, infestation by this tick is associated with Dermatophilosis infection.
Amblyomma variegatum
400
Bovine hemorrhagic bowel syndrome is thought to begin with the splitting of this intestinal layer.
Lamina muscularis
400
Calf abomasum. Who am I?
Sarcina
400
This breed of cattle has inherited colobomas.
Charolais cattle
500
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a deficiency in this enzyme.
Branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKAD) complex
500
This tick is associated with "gotch ear" in US livestock.
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf coast tick)
500
The toxic plant involved in this condition.
Sida carpinifolia
500
This abortificent causes meningoencephalitis, vasculitis, and polyserositis in late term fetuses.
Chlamydia pecorum
500
These cells are particularly susceptible to hypoxia.
Purkinje cells