GIT Cattle

List some signs of oral disease in cattle anorexia, trouble [blank_start]eating[blank_end], q[blank_start]uidding[blank_end], hyper[blank_start]salivation[blank_end], swollen face- asymmetry, weight loss.

All of the following diseases cause lesions in the mouth but tick the ones that are notifiable

This describes which of the following? Commensual bacteria, where there has been trauma/ tooth eruption. Causes firm tongue, minimal movement, hypersalivation, anorexia, cuddling Treat with streptomycin

Calf Diptheria Gram-[blank_start]negative[blank_end] rod, [blank_start]firm[blank_end] swellings of the [blank_start]cheek[blank_end], hyper[blank_start]salivation[blank_end], halitosis, [blank_start]increased[blank_end] lymph node size More serious if [blank_start]larynx[blank_end] affected and give steroid. Treat with [blank_start]antibiotics[blank_end]

Label the disease you could visualise at each of the points.

If you had the following signs what would your plan be? Gut hypo-motility, decrease- no faecal output, anorexia, accumulation in GIT, shock, dehydration, HR >80bpm

Vagal indigestion in when there is trauma/ pressure to the [blank_start]vagus[blank_end] nerve and ingesta does not pass through the GIT the signs are variable failure to erucate, reduced ruminal [blank_start]contractility[blank_end], [blank_start]enlarged[blank_end] rumen, pear shape one side and [blank_start]apple[blank_end] shape the other, dehydrated.

When may you hear a right sided ping?

If cannot pass stomach tube then must be free gas and a [blank_start]blockage[blank_end] If can pass stomach tube but there is gas then free gas due to [blank_start]ruminal[blank_end] issue If can pass the tube and there is no gas then it will be [blank_start]frothy[blank_end] material in the rumen.

Which of the following signs will highly indicate abomasal ulceration?

Haemorrhagic bowel syndrome is caused by which organism? [blank_start]Clostridium[blank_end] [blank_start]perfringens[blank_end] Where specifically [blank_start]Jejunum[blank_end] Commoning in which type of animal? [blank_start]HIgh[blank_end] [blank_start]yielding[blank_end] [blank_start]dairy[blank_end] [blank_start]cow[blank_end]