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| What is the common name for sulfure toxicosis? |
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| What are the 4 common sources of sulfur toxicosis? |
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-Distiller's grain
-corn gluten feed
-molasses
-water |
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| Why would there be such high levels of sulfur in feed? |
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| -THEY ADD IT FOR PROTEINA |
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| Why would there be so much sulfur in water? |
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| Which species are most affected by sulfur toxicosis? |
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| What samples do we test when looking at the environment of a potential sulfur toxicosis case? |
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| What is the maximum sulfur content allowed in feed? |
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| Sulfur levels greater than ______ppm in the feed or ______ppm in water are reported to cause sulfur toxicosis issues. |
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| What is the MOA of sulfur toxicosis? |
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| -pdn of excessive ruminal sulfide thus sulfide gas accumulates in the rumen fas cap disrupting cytochome oxidase enzyme complexes |
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| What are the clinical signs of sulfur toxicosis? |
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| -blundness, recumbency, seizures, frequently death, blindness, ataxia, head pressing, tremors, circling, stupor, no menace respone, convulsions, paddling, diarrhea, death |
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| What are the gross lesions seen with sulfur toxicosis? |
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-BRAIN FLOURESCENSE
-brian swelling, edema, herniated of the medulla, cerebellum into the foramen magnum, PEM |
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| How do we diagnose sulfur toxicosis? |
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-clinical signs
-sulfur in diet
-test food and water and do a lead test |
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| How do we treat sulfur toxicosis? |
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| -thiamine and remove source |
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| What aret he cuases of PEM in bovine? |
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-lead
-sulfur
-water deprivation |
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| What are the clinical signs of sulfur toxicosis in horses? |
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-ruptured stomach due to gas
-death |
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| What the source of Bracken staggers? Sciencey name? |
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-Bracken fern
-Pteridium aquilinum |
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| What species is most commonly affected by bracken staggers? |
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| What is the toxic principle of bracken ferm in the horse? In cattle? |
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-Horse = thiaminas
-cattle = Ptaquiloside |
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| What are the clinical signs of bracken fern toxicity in the hrose? |
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-emaciation, lethary
-must consume hundreds of pounds before they are affected |
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| What are the clinical signs of bracken fern toxicity in cattle? |
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-CANCER OF BLADDER
-hematuria called Bovine Enzootic Hematuria |
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| HOw do we treat bracken fern toxicity? |
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| What is the sciencey name for horsetail? |
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| What is the toxic principle of Horsetail in nonruminants? |
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| What species is usually affected by horsetail toxicity? |
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| -horses, especially younger animals |
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| What are the clinical signs of horsetail toxicity? |
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-weight loss (becomes chronic with continued ingestion)
0nervous disorder and muscular weakness |
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| How do we treat horsetail toxicity? |
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