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| Question | Answer |
| A Holstein Friesian dairy cow presents with depression, weight loss, difficulty eating, and strange behaviour. On examination she is circling and has a head tilt to the left. Which pathogen are we worried about? | Listeria monocytogenes |
| How do we treat listeriosis? | Penicillin |
| What are typical signs of BSE? | Apprhension Aggression Hyperaestheisa Ataxia Compulsive licking Bruxism |
| A newborn calf presents with ataxia, and not standing to suckle. On exam she has an abnormal skull shape. Which disease is likely? | BVDV |
| How would you treat cerebral-cortical necrosis? | Vitamin B1 treatment and furosemide if cerebral oedmea |
| What signs present with CCN? | cerebral oedema and pressure necrosis cause depression, aimlessness, blindness, ataxia, tremors, collapse, and convulsions |
| What bacteria usually causes meningitis? | E. coli |
| A 4yo ewe presents with wool loss, scratching, decreased weight, and excitable. On exam she nibbles when scratched. What is the likely dx? | Scrapies |
| What parasite causes gid? | Taenia multiceps |
| How does taenia multiceps affect sheep? | Causes cysts in the CNS causing weightloss, circling, and palpably soft skull |
| How is louping ill spread? | By ticks on rough grazing |
| What is another name for Coenuriasis? | Gid / Taenia Multiceps infection of sheep |
| What key sign does tetanus cause in the horse? | SPASTIC PARALYSIS |
| How would you treat tetanus in the horse? | Penicillin, tetanus antitoxin, ACP / benzodiazepines to control spasm, minimise stimulation |
| What key sign does Botulism cause in the horse? | FLACCID PARALYSIS |
| How do horses with tetanus eventually die? | Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia |
| How do horses with botulism eventually die? | respiratory failure |
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