An owner hauls a 5 year old Hereford cow in because she has…
An owner hauls a 5 year old Hereford cow in because she has been lagging behind your herd and doesn’t seem to be eating well in late September. When you examine the cow you note that she has an elevated heart rate and her sclera and vaginal mucosa appears yellow. You take a blood sample and it looks watery so you make a blood smear and stain it with Diff Quick. On your microscope it look like this: You immediately diagnose this case as:
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A backgrounding operation in northern Mississippi is expecting a shipment of 400 lb bull calves purchased from a sale barn in Western North Carolina. It will take approximately 9 hours to truck the calves directly from the sale barn. This lot of calves has been put together by an order buyer over 2 days. As the consultant for the operation, you give the manager the following advice:
Read DetailsYou are called to examine an 1,100 head, modern swine finish…
You are called to examine an 1,100 head, modern swine finishing barn averaging 200 pounds, for a complaint of skin lesions. The lesions vary from pink to purple in color, are raised, firm, and range from 3-6 cm in diameter. Many of the lesions represent a diamond shape and can easily be palpated. After speaking with the caretaker he informs you that he has seen animals respond after treating the affected animals with penicillin. The most likely cause of the skin lesions is:
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Three older cows (6-8 years old) in a herd of crossbred beef cows have shown neurologic signs over the past 24 hours. One affected cow has had muscle twitching and a stiff gait while the other two cows exhibited muscle spasms, incoordination, and recumbency with tetany. One of the recumbent cows died. The two remaining cows are standing but become aggressive when approached by the practice truck. It is during the spring of the year and all the cows in the herd have calved during the past month. The pasture is a lush, heavily fertilized fescue grass. Which of the following is the most appropriate management of the entire calving herd until you can confirm the diagnosis?
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