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Which one of the following exams is not part of a routine BSE on a 2 year old ram?
a. physical exam
b. scrotal circumference
c. testicular ultrasound
d. semen evaluation |
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| c. testicular ultrasounds |
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Which of the following organisms would be your top differential diagnosis for epidydimitis in a 3 year old ram?
a. Histophilus
B. Brucella ovis
C. Actinobacillus
D. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis |
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The polled train has been associated with which of the following conditions in goats?
a. scrotal hernias
b. varioceles
c. intersex
d. pizzle rot |
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Which of the following seasons is peak breeding season in North America for most breeds of sheep and goats?
a. winter
b. spring
c. summer
d. fall |
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Which procedure do you NOT recommend to perform castration on a 4 year old buck?
a. surgical castration
b. elastrator banding
c. Burdizzo emasculatome |
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1. Pregnancy toxemia in goats and sheep usually develops (when) parturition?
a. before
b. at the time of
c. after |
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| Multiple births are common in sheep and goats. |
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Preferred presentation of the fetus at birth is?
a. head only
b. front feet with head
c. rear feet
d. tail only |
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Which of the following describes the reproductive cycle of does and ewes?
a. non-seasonal polyestrous
b. non-seasonal monoestrus
c. short-day breeders
d. long-day breedes |
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Which of the following methods is not used for pregnancy diagnosis in goats and sheep?
a. ultrasound
b. radiographs
c. hormone assays
d. rectal palpation |
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| All small ruminant abortions should be treated as potentially zoonotic until proven otherwise. |
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Which of the following samples is most important to submit for diagnosis of abortions in conjuction with the aborted fetus?
a. placenta
b. fetal blood
c. maternal blood
d. feces |
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which of the following is NOT a common cause of abortions in small ruminants?
a. Q fever
b. Campylobactor
c. Listeria
d. Toxoplasmosis |
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Which of the following can shed infective Toxopasma oocysts in the environment?
a. birds
b. cats
c. infected does
d. cattle |
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A client has called and is having an abortion storm in his ewe flock. The following people usually assist with lambing, but he wants to limit people in the lambing barn. Who should be allowed in the lambing barn?
a. John, 85 years old, healthy
b. Cathy, 29 years old, pregnant
c. Mark, 35 years old, on chemo
d. Sue, 31 years old, healthy |
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| d. Sue, 31 years old, healthy |
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Which of the following describes a female camelids estrus cycle?
a. 17 day cycle
b. 21 day cycle
c. 28 day cycle
d. no regular estrus cycle |
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| d. no regular estrus cycle |
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| Breeding in camelids occurs during what part of the year in North America? |
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Which of the following exams is not routinely performed as part of a breedig soundness exam in female camelids?
a. physical exam
b. uterine biopsy
c. uterine cytology
d. rectal palpation |
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Which of the following methods is the preferred method used to collect semen for evaluation from male camelids?
a. artificial vagina
b. electroejaculation
c. aspiration from vagina following breeding |
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| c. aspiration from the vagina following breeding |
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| A female camelid is presented to you for evaluation of repeat breeding. What is the most common cause of infertility in female camelids? |
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