Histomoniasis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A two-year-old Angus cow is presented with weakness of the hind limbs and a staggering gait. On physical exam, the heart rate and respiratory rate are slow and irregular, and the pupils are dilated. The cow's breath and urine smell like the odor of mouse urine. Suddenly the cow's pulse becomes rapid and thready, she collapses, and dies of apparent respiratory failure. Which one of the following plants is most likely to have caused this spectrum of clinical signs? A - Pinus ponderosa (Wester...

Abortion storm in her of ewes where 80% are affected. On the placentas the cotyledons have white foci of necrosis. What's your top ddx? - ANSWER Toxoplasma gondii Abortions in sheep or cattle associated with the feeding of silage are caused by what agent? - ANSWER Listeria What is the doctor word for horse wobbler's? - ANSWER Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy The cattle warble called Hypoderma emerges from a cow one spring day. How do you treat this and when? - ANSWER An avermec...