How to assess health status - ANSWER Small ruminants
Elements of a preventative health program - ANSWER Small ruminants
FAMACA Scoring (video) -
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Dewormer (with rotations), fecal egg counts, FAMSCH - ANSWER Small ruminants elements of a sound parasite management program
Carry disease, contaminate feed, destroy buildings, nuisance complaints from neighbors - ANSWER The importance of biosecurity in swine operations-vector control principles
An area with two sides. A clean side and a dirty side. Outer clothes and footwear are removed, hands are washed/sanitized - ANSWER Explain the Danish Entry Method
The flu virus in swine - ANSWER What is the cause of Influenza A in swine?
Contact of infected pigs and contact with contaminated object, - ANSWER What is the transmission of Influenza A in swine?
Diarrhea, loss of appetite, fever - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Influenza A in swine?
Vaccine, isolate new pigs before introducing into herd - ANSWER What is the prevention/control for Influenza A in swine?
Rest, anti-inflammatory? - ANSWER What is the treatment for Influenza A in swine?
mating, gestating, farrowing, nursery and growing-finishing. - ANSWER What are the stages of the Pork Production System?
Diet, allergy, stress, sickness, etc. - ANSWER Mechanisms of diarrhea
- ANSWER Diarrhea in piglets caused by rotavirus
From mother, the structures they live in/near, other piglets - ANSWER What is the method of infection for E.coli in Swine?
Fecal-oral - ANSWER What is the method of infection for Rotavirus in swine?
Watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, intestinal lesions - ANSWER What are the clinical signs for E.coli in swine?
Diarrhea (white to yellow in color), intestinal lesions, vomiting - ANSWER What are the clinical signs for Rotavirus in swine?
Vaccines, provided colostrum properly - ANSWER What is the prevention for E.coli in swine?
Vaccines - ANSWER What is the prevention for Rotavirus in swine?
Electrolytes if dehydrated, antibiotics - ANSWER What is the treatment for E.coli in swine?
Antibiotic therapy - ANSWER What is the treatment for Rotavirus in swine?
Aerosol, ingestion, infectious materials, fomites - ANSWER What is the transmission of Equine Herpes Virus?
Respiratory-fever, nasal discharge, depression
Abortive-abortion or sick foal, mare not sick
Neurological Form-rapid onset of signs, spinal cord weakness - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Equine Herpes Virus?
Vaccination, - ANSWER What is the prevention/control of Equine Herpes Virus?
Clinical signs, nasal swab, blood collection - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods for Equine Herpes Virus?
Respiratory-bute or banamine, antibiotics for secondary infection
Abortive-isolate mare once diagnosed, deep burial of fetus/foal
Neurological-minimize stress, elevated feed and water - ANSWER What is the treatment for Equine Herpes Virus?
Toga virus - ANSWER What is the cause of Equine Encephalitis?
mosquitoes - ANSWER What is the transmission of Equine Encephalitis?
Fever, depression, anorexia
Neurological-circling, blindness - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Equine Encephalitis?
Vaccine, control mosquitoes, stable horses during mosquito season - ANSWER What is the prevention/control of Equine Encephalitis?
Clinical signs/time of year, serology and necropsy - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods of Equine Encephalitis?
None - ANSWER What is the treatment for Equine Encephalitis?
Rabies (Lyssavirus) - ANSWER What is the cause of Equine Rabies?
Bacteria called Clostridium tetani - ANSWER What is the cause of Equine Tetanus?
Where toxins are into deep puncture wounds or after docking or castration - ANSWER What is the transmission of Equine Tetanus?
Sudden movements, difficulty walking and turning, prolapse of 3rd eyelid - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Equine Tetanus?
Vaccinate, good nursing - ANSWER What is the prevention/control methods for Equine Tetanus?
Clinical signs and history of trauma, toxin in serum on gram stained smear or culture - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods for Equine Tetanus?
Retrovirus that attacks red blood cells - ANSWER What is the cause of Equine Infectious Anemia?
Biting flies, blood, transplacental - ANSWER What is the transmission of Equine Infectious Anemia?
Depression, anemia, edema - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Equine Infectious Anemia?
Remove contaminated horse(s), manure removal, disinfection of equipment - ANSWER What is the prevention/control for Equine Infectious Anemia?
- ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods for Equine Infectious Anemia?
None - ANSWER What is the treatment for Equine Infectious Anemia?
DNA pox virus - ANSWER What is the cause of Fowl Pox?
Contact through abrasions in skin, biting insects-mosquitoes and needles - ANSWER What is the transmission of Fowl Pox?
Warty scabs, depression, poor egg production - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Fowl Pox?
Vaccines - ANSWER What is the prevention/control for Fowl Pox?
Histopathology and isolation of virus - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods for Fowl Pox?
None - ANSWER What is the treatment for Fowl Pox?
Chicks infected in egg and sexually in turkeys - ANSWER What is the transmission of Mycoplasmosis?
Decreased egg production, respiratory disease, infectious sinusitis, necropsy - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Mycoplasmosis?
Eliminate infected breeding stock; vaccines - ANSWER What is the prevention/control os Mycoplasmosis?
Culture - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods of Mycoplasmosis?
Antibiotics - ANSWER What is the treatment of Mycoplasmosis?
Sneezing, tearing, coughing, difficulty breathing - ANSWER Clinical signs of sick chickens
Parapoxvirus - ANSWER What is the cause of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf)?
Direct contact - ANSWER What is the transmission of Contagious Ecthyma?
Lesions at lip junctions, lameness - ANSWER What are the symptoms of Contagious Echthyma?
tube feeding lambs, antibiotics for secondary bacterial infection, vaccine - ANSWER What is the treatment of Contagious Echthyma?
Lesions on finger or hand by contact with contaminated animals - ANSWER How can humans be infected by Contagious Ecthyma?
Yersinia pestis - ANSWER What is the cause of the Plague?
Mice, rats, chipmunks, prairie dogs, rabbits and squirrels - ANSWER What are the hosts of the Plague?
Fleas, handling tissue or blood that is infected, inhalation of infected droplets - ANSWER What is the transmission of the Plague?
Vomiting, nausea, fever - ANSWER What are the symptoms of the Plague?
Antibiotics - ANSWER What is the treatment of the Plague?
Fleas transmit it off of flea infested pets - ANSWER How can humans be infected by the Plague?
None; can only keep them comfortable - ANSWER How to treat African Swine Fever?
Direct contact with infected pigs, contaminated carcass or food waste, contaminated fomites and contaminated equipment - ANSWER How is African Swine Fever transmitted?
Germany - ANSWER What county had its first outbreak of African Swine Fever in September?
False - ANSWER True or False? There is only one Clinical form of African Swine Fever?
High mortality rate, major economic lose and threatens food and exports/imports - ANSWER Why is discussing African Swine Fever Important?
Ramps, wheel chair, raised food bowls - ANSWER For animals with cerebellar hypoplasia what are some accommodations they may need?
Avoiding vaccines during pregnancy and receiving vaccines before pregnancy - ANSWER How can cerebellar hypoplasia be prevented?
Jerky/uncoordinated walking, hypermetria and mild head or intention tremors - ANSWER What are clinical signs of cerebellar hypoplasia?
Play with them - ANSWER What are some helpful things you can do to help cats with Cerebellar hypoplasia?
No (vaccines for strangles are spotty) - ANSWER Can strangles be prevented 100% by a vaccine?
Purpura hemorrhagica - ANSWER What is the deadliest symptom of strangles?
Bacterial - ANSWER What kind of infection is strangles?
Bacterial culture - ANSWER How is Strangles diagnosed?
Double kennel with door - ANSWER What animal shelter design best prevents fomite transmissions?
Vitamin E and Selenium - ANSWER What two substances cause White Muscle Disease when deficient in an animal's diet?
False - ANSWER Can White Muscle Disease can affect swine?
2-3 days - ANSWER Calves affected by White Muscle Disease usually die within how many days?
Non-contagious - ANSWER Is Blue Tongue Virus contagious or non-contagious?
26 - ANSWER How many sertypes of Blue Tongue Virus worldwide?
There is none - ANSWER What is the treatment for Blue Tongue Virus?
Yes - ANSWER Is Canine Distemper Virus spread by aerosol droplets? Yes or No?
1-3 weeks - ANSWER Within how many weeks can dogs get a false positive for Canine Distemper?
Clinical signs and skin scraping - ANSWER How is Bovine Viral Diarrhea diagnosed?
Introducing new animals to the herd with no isolation, failure to strongly vaccinate herd, failure to see if carriers and contaminated semen - ANSWER How does Bovine Viral Diarrhea get into a herd?
Keeping a closed her - ANSWER What is the best way to prevent Bovine Viral Diarrhea?
False! - ANSWER Is Bovine Viral Diarrhea often seen in cattle less than 3 months of age?
CPV-2b - ANSWER What is the most common strain of Parvo in the US?
No specific treatment - ANSWER What are the treatments for PRRSv?
Indiana - ANSWER Where was the first US outbreak of PRRSv?
True - ANSWER True or False? Late-term abortion is a sign/symptom of PRRSv?
Rabies, EPM, Trauma and bacterial meningitis - ANSWER What are the differential diagnosis for Equine Encephelitis?
bite of rapid animal - ANSWER What is the transmission of Equine Rabies?
Anorexia, nervousness,ataxia - ANSWER What are the clinical signs of Equine Rabies?
ELISA, then AGID - ANSWER What are the diagnostic methods for Equine Rabies?
114 days - ANSWER How long is gestation for a pig?
270 pounds - ANSWER What is the market weight of a pig?
3-4 weeks - ANSWER When are pigs weaned? [Show Less]