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1
Q

Identify this cattle breed. Why are its horns so god damned huge?

A

Ankole-Watusi

Horns are used for heat dissipation

2
Q

What is the most common clinical sign in cattle associated with copper deficiency?

A

faded coat color

3
Q

What cell type do you expect to see in the nasal discharge in cattle with a rhinitis caused by the presence of certain pollens in the environment?

A

Eosinophils

4
Q

Baldy Calf Syndrome is a genetic disease in __________ cattle associated with __________

A

Baldy Calf Syndrome is a genetic disease in Holstein cattle associated with defect in zinc metabolism

5
Q

Facial eczema in cattle may be the result of ingestion of spores of what fungus?

A

Pithomyces

6
Q

T/F: Lice infestation in cattle is more common in the summer months

A

False

Lice infestation in cattle is more common in the winter months

7
Q

What type of fly is associated with the transmission of Stephanofilaria in North America?

A

Horn Fly

8
Q

A common respiratory disease that may lead to pneumonic pasteurellosis in dairy calves in the United States is:

A

Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV)​

9
Q

What dairy cattle breed has a dark colored hoof and less susceptibility to lameness?

A

Jersey

10
Q

T/F: The tropical bont tick can be eradicated by dipping or pour on acaricide bi-weekly

A

True

11
Q

__________ is the fungus associated with fescue toxicosis and agalactica in cattle and horses

A

Acremonium​

12
Q

Several goats in a flock were affected with severe panophthalmitis and conjunctivitis. What would be your recommendation for this flock?

A

quarantine and treat with oxytetracycline

**this is pink eye**

13
Q

Identify this breed that is selected for the myostatin gene:

A

Piedmontese

14
Q

Cattle with pigment around the eye are less at risk for this tumor than cattle without pigment:

A

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

15
Q

Which one of the following diseases is associated with Fusobacterium?

  • Hard udder of cows
  • Big head in horses
  • Wry nose in swine
  • Calf diphtheria
  • Big head in sheep
A

Calf diphtheria

16
Q

Dermatophilosis in cattle responds well to treatment with:

A

Procaine Penicillin G

17
Q

T/F: Stephanofilaria stilesi has been eradicated from the US

A

False

Stephanofilaria stilesi is a filarial parasite commonly transmitted by the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans)

18
Q

T/F: Adult warble flies just screw each other all day

A

True

Adult warble flies don’t have mouths. They live for sex; only exist for reproduction.

19
Q

T/F: Acremonium is the fungus associated with fescue toxicosis and agalactica in cattle and horses

A

True

20
Q

Which type of fly is associated with the most economic loss in cattle in North America?

A

Horn fly (Haematobia irritans)

21
Q

If a cow is showing symptoms of hives immediately after being treated with procaine penicillin, what would be the drug of choice for treating this cow?

A

antihistamine

22
Q

Which one of the following is associated with vasoconstriction

  • Sporodesmin
  • Sweet clover
  • Buckwheat
  • Ergot
A

Ergot​

  • Grows on outside of plants, can usually see, black
  • Associated with fescue grass, wheat, and rye
  • Causes vasoconstriction in feet, tail and ears
    • Eventually become lame and skin falls off (sloughing)
23
Q

The fly associated with warbles in cattle is:

A

Hypoderma bovis (Warble fly)

24
Q

T/F: Cochliomyia hominivorax has been eradicated from the US

A

True

Cochliomyia hominivorax is SCREWWORM. It is REPORTABLE in the US

25
Q

T/F: Dermatophilosis in cattle is zoonotic

A

True

26
Q

A respiratory disease of calves characterized by inspiratory dyspnea and coughing would be:

  • Lungworm
  • BLAD
  • BPE
  • BRSV
  • Diphtheria
A

Diphtheria​

27
Q

Which one of the following breeds has the highest incidence of milk fever?

  • Jersey
  • Holstein
  • Shorthorn
  • Dutch Belted
  • Brown Swiss
A

Jersey

28
Q

Two breeds of dairy cattle known for the production of high solids milk are the __________ and __________

A

Two breeds of dairy cattle known for the production of high solids milk are the Guernsey** and **Jersey

29
Q

T/F: Warble flies are the most important flies causing economic loss in North America

A

False

Horn flies are the most important flies causing economic loss in North America​

30
Q

T/F: Papillomatosis in cattle is zoonotic

A

False

Animals can still be used for meat

31
Q

T/F: Lice can cause fatal anemia in calves

A

True

32
Q

The tick most responsible for the severe outbreak of dermatophilosis in ruminants in the Caribbean was:

A

Amblyomma variegatum​

Tropical Bont Tick

33
Q

What plants are associated with primary photosensitization in cattle?

A

St. John’s Wort and Buckwheat

34
Q

The most common breed of dairy cattle on a worldwide basis is the __________

A

Holstein

35
Q

T/F: Dermatophilosis has a fungal etiology

A

False

Dermatophilosis is associated with Amblyomma tick bites on St. Kitts

36
Q

The cause of ventral midline dermatitis in cattle is __________, transmitted by the __________.

A

The cause of ventral midline dermatitis in cattle is Stephanofilariasis, transmitted by the Horn Fly.

37
Q

Although there are many stressors that can predispose cattle to shipping fever, the highest stressor is which one of the following?

  • Nutritional change
  • Cold temperature
  • Increased humidity
  • Increased dust in environment
  • Mixing of cattle
A

Mixing of cattle​

38
Q

What is the therapy of choice for sucking lice infestation in cattle?

A

Doramectin

39
Q

This animal is affected with non-pruritic hair loss in the absence of external parasites. What is your presumptive diagnosis?

A

Ringworm

  • Occurs more often in young animals housed under crowded conditions during winter months may also have nutritional problems à Animals develop immunity with age*
  • Ringworm in cattle is ZOONOTIC*
40
Q

Stephanofilaria stilesi is a filarial parasite that causes skin lesions of cattle in many states. The typical circumscribed dermatitis is usually located on the:

A

ventral midline

41
Q

What type of mite is usually associated with dermatitis on the lower leg of small ruminants, cattle, and horses?

A

Chorioptes

42
Q

Identify this large breed of European cattle:

A

Chianina

43
Q

Frontal sinusitis is most often associated with:

A

dehorning

44
Q

__________ sinusitis is associated with infected teeth, whereas __________ sinusitis is associated with dehorning

A

Maxillary sinusitis is associated with infected teeth, whereas frontal sinusitis is associated with dehorning

45
Q

The image below shows __________ sinusitis in a cow

A

maxillary

46
Q

What would be the preferred method for treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower eyelid extending down to bone on the valuable breeding Herford?

  • Beta radiation
  • Cryotherapy
  • Gamma radiation
  • Radio-wave thermal therapy
  • Intravenous chemotherapy
A

Gamma radiation