BVetMed3: Infertility in Large Animals

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Graduate Accelerated Veterinary Medicine (Reproduction) Quiz am BVetMed3: Infertility in Large Animals, erstellt von Marina Martins am 07/04/2019.
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Frage 1

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Once a heifer has hit puberty, how often should she come into oestrus?
Antworten
  • every 18-24 days
  • every 24-30 days
  • every 14-20 days
  • every 30-36 days

Frage 2

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How many weeks post-partum is a cow expected to return to oestrus?
Antworten
  • 4-6 weeks
  • 2-4 weeks
  • immediately
  • 3-5 weeks

Frage 3

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Which of the following is FALSE considering oestrus expression in cows?
Antworten
  • Every single oestrus in fertile cows should have overt behavioural signs
  • In high yield dairy cows, oestrus duration is thought to be less than 15 hours
  • Oestrus expression requires the environment
  • Sub-oestrus implies reduced oestrus expression

Frage 4

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Ovsynch in dairy cows involves
Antworten
  • Insertion of PRID/CIDR for 7-9 days with PGF2a injected 24 hr before removal of the device
  • Two injections of PGF2a 11 days apart
  • Injection of GnRH on day 0, then PGF2a 7 days later, then a final injection of GnRH at day 9

Frage 5

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Which of the following is FALSE considering ovarian cysts?
Antworten
  • They develop from anovulatory Graafian follicles
  • They develop when the theca cell layer degenerates
  • They are 2.5 cm in diameter
  • They persist longer than 10 days
  • They occur because of a failure of the pre-ovulatory LH surge after the end of the recovery period

Frage 6

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Poor nutrition in dairy cows can influence fertility directly via
Antworten
  • reducing IGF-1 production
  • lowering milk progesterone values
  • increasing insulin values

Frage 7

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An ovarian cause for follicular cysts are reduced numbers of [blank_start]LH[blank_end] receptors in [blank_start]granulosa[blank_end] cells of cysts vs normal follicles.
Antworten
  • LH
  • granulosa

Frage 8

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Which of the following is FALSE when treating ovarian cysts?
Antworten
  • Cows often develop cysts in the immediate postpoartum period but these regress spontaneously and don't need treatment
  • Treat luteal cysts with two doses of PGF2a
  • Treat follicular cysts with a dose of GnRH/hCG followed by PGF2a
  • Treat follicular cysts with intra-vaginal CIDR/PRID for 10-12 days

Frage 9

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Pyometra in cows is often associated with
Antworten
  • a persistent CL
  • luteal cysts
  • follicular cysts
  • thickened ovaries

Frage 10

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What reproductive pathology is shown in the image?
Antworten
  • Uterine torsion
  • Hydrosalphinx
  • Pyometra
  • Follicular ovarian cyst
  • Luteal ovarian cyst

Frage 11

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Which reproductive pathology is shown in the image?
Antworten
  • Luteal ovarian cyst
  • Follicular ovarian cyst
  • Pyometra
  • Persistent CL

Frage 12

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Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent embryonic death in repeat breeders cows?
Antworten
  • Use semen from a bull with good fertility
  • Give hCG/GNRH at time of first AI
  • Give GnRH 11-12 days after AI
  • Place PRID device immediately after AI

Frage 13

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Endometritis is clinically scored based on [blank_start]mucus character[blank_end] and [blank_start]mucus odour[blank_end].
Antworten
  • mucus character
  • mucus odour

Frage 14

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How would you treat endometritis in a cow if no CL is present?
Antworten
  • PGF2a
  • Intrauterine cephalosporin
  • GnRH
  • Penicillin G

Frage 15

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The average 600-day liveweight of Charolais bulls is 800kg. The heritability of liveweight is 0.4. What is the simple EBV for a Charolais bull that weighs 820kg at 600 days of age?
Antworten
  • +4kg
  • +8kg
  • +10kg
  • +12kg
  • +20kg

Frage 16

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A bull had a 600-day liveweight EBV of + 8kg. Imagine you mated this bull to a Charolais cow with a 600-day liveweight EBV of -2kg. What would be the simplistic 600-day EBV of the calf?
Antworten
  • +0kg
  • +1kg
  • +2kg
  • +3kg
  • +4kg

Frage 17

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Brucella abortus typically causes abortions in cows in
Antworten
  • 6-9 months
  • 5-7 months
  • at any stage
  • 4-7 months
  • usually late stage abortion

Frage 18

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Which of the following can cause abortions in cows at any stage of pregnancy?
Antworten
  • BVDV
  • Brucella abortus
  • Listeria
  • Leptospira spp.

Frage 19

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The voluntary waiting period for servicing cows should be at least
Antworten
  • 42 days
  • 36 days
  • 50 days
  • 65 days

Frage 20

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What is the target number of days for the calving-to-first service interval?
Antworten
  • 65 days
  • 80 days
  • 42 days
  • 50 days
  • 75 days

Frage 21

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What is the target conception rate at the first AI service of cows?
Antworten
  • 70%
  • 55%
  • 60%
  • 50%
  • 40%

Frage 22

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When should a farmer see big peaks in inter-oestrus intervals of his dairy herd?
Antworten
  • 2-17 days after servicing
  • 18-24 days after servicing
  • 25-35 days after servicing
  • 36 to 48 days after servicing
  • more than 48 days after servicing

Frage 23

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A farmer measured the milk progesterone levels of a number of cows. Which cow's milk progesterone value suggests it's probably in oestrus?
Antworten
  • 4 ng/ml
  • 8 ng/ml
  • 11 ng/ml
  • 20 ng/ml

Frage 24

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Which of the following is NOT a measurement of reproductive performance in sheep?
Antworten
  • Fertility
  • Fecundity
  • Survival Rate
  • Foetal Growth

Frage 25

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The number of lambs that are born per pregnancy is referred to as
Antworten
  • Fertility
  • Fecundity
  • Survival rate
  • Conception Rate

Frage 26

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If a farmer's flock contains a large number of ewes that birth only single lambs, this likely means his flock primarily has an issue with
Antworten
  • poor ovulation rate
  • poor conception rate
  • high embryonic or early foetal loss
  • high stillbirth rates

Frage 27

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Which of the following would NOT cause a poor conception rate in sheep?
Antworten
  • Breeding early in the breeding season
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Clover-rich pastures
  • High environmental temperatures
  • Mineral deficiency

Frage 28

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In sheep, isoflavones can cause
Antworten
  • poor conception rate
  • poor ovulation rate
  • early embryonic death
  • late foetal death

Frage 29

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How would you treat hydrometra in goats?
Antworten
  • PGF2a
  • Oxytocin
  • GnRH and Oxytocin
  • PGF2a and Oxytocin
  • GnRH and PGF2a
  • GnRH

Frage 30

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Which of the following would likely not cause early embryonic death?
Antworten
  • Asynchrony between embryonic development and timing of the progesterone rise
  • Underfeeding in early pregnancy
  • Increased age of ewe
  • Deficiency of selenium
  • Deficiency of iodine

Frage 31

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Placental insufficiency in late foetal death of lambs is likely caused by
Antworten
  • underfeeding in early pregnancy
  • overfeeding in early pregnancy
  • underfeeding in late pregnancy
  • overfeeding in late pregnancy

Frage 32

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Which of the following is the most common reason for late foetal death in sheep and goats?
Antworten
  • Chlamydophila abortus
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Campylobacter
  • Brucellosis
  • Leptospirosis
  • Border Disease

Frage 33

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[blank_start]NOS[blank_end] inhibitors like [blank_start]L-nitroarginine[blank_end] can correct poor mothering ability by preventing changes in neuronal circuits in the olfactory bulb.
Antworten
  • NOS
  • L-nitroarginine

Frage 34

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If you wanted to investigate the ovulation rate of a flock of sheep, which value(s) would you primarily look at it?
Antworten
  • Nutrition
  • Timing of ram use
  • BCS
  • Length of mating
  • Stress
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