Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
Posted on May.16, 2013, under Tutorial
Causative agent
- Hipersvirus Cow 1 (BHV-1), family Hepersviridae
differential diagnosis
- Bluetongue
- Bovine viral diarrhea
- Malignant catarrhal fever
- Parainfluenza-3
- Pasteurella pneumonia
Milk fever (Parturient paresis)
Posted on May.13, 2013, under Tutorial
Differential diagnosis
- Septic metritis
- Acute Mastitis
- Grass tetany
- Acute Digestion
- Gastritis traumatic
Etiology
Acute hypocalcemia on or shortly after childbirth
- Failure to mobilize calcium reserves and the reserves due to run out
- Parathyroid gland dysfunction
- Too little calcium levels in the diet on the day of birth
Ketosis
Posted on May.13, 2013, under Tutorial
differential diagnosis
- Milk fever
- Hypocalcemia
- hypomagnesemia
- Rumen acidosis
- Tetanus
- Bovine pyelonephritis
- indigestion
- Abomasal displacement
Grass Tetany
Posted on May.13, 2013, under Tutorial
differential diagnosis
- Lead poisoning
- Ketosis
- Nitrate poisoning
- Milk fever
Etiology
- High content of potassium and nitrogen in the grass and the limited absorption of magnesium
- High protein content and low energy in feed
1. History of the disease
- Consumption of low magnesium
Trypanosomosis (Surra) in horses
Posted on May.13, 2013, under Tutorial
Causative agent
- Trypanosoma evansi
differential diagnosis
- Equine infectious anemia
- Strongyles
- Ehrlichiosis
- Infection of worms
- Meningitis
Ehrlichiosis in Horses
Posted on May.13, 2013, under Tutorial
Causative agent
- Ehrlichia equi
differential diagnosis
- Equine infectious anemia
- Equine viral arthritis
- Equine piroplasomosis
1. History of the disease
- Severe disease in adult horses (over 3 years)
- Transmission is unknown (suspected by ticks)
