What's on the exam:

  • biggest economic impacts on adult livestock

  • fog fever (chemicals in grass)

  • what mineral when low looks like pneumonia

  • Johnes bacteria, stages, test

  • anaplasmosis (yellow skin, gums)

    • treatment

  • prusic acid and chemicals

  • most common strain of BVD is 1B

  • triche (transmission)

    triche is essentially an sti. It causes early term abortions in cows. There is not necessarily a cure but infected animals are put on “sexual rest” and cannot breed for an allotted amount of time. Some virgin bulls can be born with triche is the mom has it. State laws state that if a bull is changing owners, it must be tested.

    • state law: all bulls except virgin bulls tested when changing owners

    • rare cases of virgin bulls being born with it from mom

  • lepto transmitted through urine

    • spiral shape

  • disease from dogs that causes abortions

  • types of prolapses

    • Cervical: a prolapsed cervix WILL occur again, even if fixed

    • Vaginal: a prolapsed vagina can be fixed and most likely will not occur again

  • causes brucellosis and bangs

    • brucella abortis

  • viruses vaccine

  • keeper heifer, ML, killed

  • callf vaccine age

  • nematodes

  • grub migrates through skin

  • dewormers

  • white wormers

    • Certain types of dewormers that are a thicker white liquid

  • coccidia is in large intestine

    • causes bloody diahrea

  • drugs for coccidia

  • dewormer times