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PRRS
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory syndrome
-enveloped RNA arterivirus
-shows up during cold weather
-causes farrowing problems (stillborns, mummies, premature)
-interstitial pneumonia
porcine circovirus (PCV)
-non-enveloped virus
-respiratory, enteric, reproductive disease
-finisher pigs
-immunosuppressive
-see jaundice!
B=bad
PDNS
Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome
-vasculitis, pneumonia and fever in finisher pigs
-severity varies, but skin involvement is poor
Pseudo-rabies virus
Herpes virus
-causes CNS signs, respiratory and reproductive in older pigs
swine influenza
-Zoonotic
-cough, high fever
swine mycoplasma
-most common cause of chronic pneumonia in pigs
bordatella bronchiseptica
-common cause of pneumonia in piglets
-responds to tetracycline
Pasturella multocida
-common cause of pneumonia in swine
Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia
-causes severe pleuropneumonia
-can become chronic
-endotoxin
Salmonellosis in pigs
-respiratory and enteric
-common in weaned pigs
-endotoxin
-Zoonotic
-fibrinous pleuritis, "button ulcers" in colon
Actinobacillus suis
-milder disease than A. pleuropneumonia (no pleuritis)
-necrotic pneumonia and skin petichia
-treat with penicillin
Haemophilus suis
Glasser's disease
-common in high health herds
-affects serous and synovial membranes (fibrin deposition)
-pericarditis is classic, also fever, lameness, CNS signs, dyspnea
Streptococcus suis
Zoonotic
-common cause of meningitis in piglets
-cough, CNS signs, naval and joint infections
Atrophic rhinitis
-Pasturella can produce by itself
-Bordatella can be co-pathogen
What cells found in TTW in horses means allergic disease?
non-degenerate neutrophils
normal cell numbers in equine BAL
40% macrophages
40% lymphocytes
<5% neutrophils, eosinophils
DDX for high neutrophils in equine BAL
heaves, viral resp disease, bacterial pneumonia
DDX for high eosinophils in equine BAL
resp parasites, immune-mediated disease
DDX for pleural effusion in horse
bacterial pneumonia, lymphosarcoma
comet-tails on ultrasound of lung
-atrifacts due to irregularities on surface of lung
-mucous, exudate, blood, scar tissue
DDX for nasal mass in horse
neoplasia, mycotic granuloma, ethmoid hematoma, amyloidosis
Conidiobolus coronatus
saprophytic fungus
-pyogranulomatous lesions
-hyphae are broad, thin-walled
-similar to pythium
-successful treatment with systemic iodine
Cryptococcus neoformans
saprophytic yeast
-associated with pigeon droppings
-can cause pneumonia, rhinitis, meningitis, abortion
Inflammatory airway disease in horses
-affects younger horses (ROA is older)
-2nd most common reason for poor performance in TBs
-mucopus in trachea
-neutrophils in BAL
-not lifelong disease
EIPH
-bleed in caudo-dorsal lungs
-can be associated with A-fib
pleural disease in horses symptoms
colic, pain, fever, dull resp sounds, pitting chest edema
pleuropneumonia in horses
-caused by shipping stress, head held up
-Streptococcus zoo. is common
-culture tracheal wash
treatment of pleuropneumonia in horses
anti-biotics
-NSAIDs
-thoracoscopy to lavage, break down adhesions
-rib resection as last resort
pulmonary aspergillosis
usually fatal
-mild resp signs
-immuno-compromised horses
Pneumocystis carinii
saprophytic fungus
-immuno-compromised horses
-diagnose with BAL
Parascaris infection in horses
-cough, nasal discharge
-eosinophils in TTW
Dictyocaulus infection in horses
-natural host is donkey
-clinical signs similar to COPD
-eosinophils in TTW
Rhodococcus equi in horses
-pyogranulomatous
-affects foals
-some strains worse than others
-clinical signs: stiffness, pneumonia, diarrhea, abdominal abscesses
-diagnose with TTW culture (not serology)
treatment of Rhodococcus in horses
Any of the macrolide antibiotics (mycin), long-term
Streptococcus equi in horses
virulence factors: hyaluronic acid capsule, M-protein
-Gutteral pouch is site of carriers
-diagnose with gutteral pouch culture, PCR on nasal swab
strangles treatment
-usually only NSAIDs and electrolytes
-antibiotics only for prophylaxis or complicated cases
purpura hemorrhagica
immune-mediated vasculopathy following Strept equi infection
-results in infarctions
-clinical signs: leg edema, petechia, skin necrosis
gutteral pouch mycosis
-usually unilateral
-stabled horses during warm months higher risk
-arterial occlusion is treatment of choice
equine viral arteritis
-reportable
-RNA virus
-transmitted by aerosol, venereal
-signs are fever, limb edema, abortion, nasal secretions
-document vaccination
equine influenza virus
-fever, cough, nasal discharge
equine herpes virus
strains 1 and 4 are upper resp pathogens
-vertical and horizontal transmission
-can see abortion
Equine Rhinovirus
-mild respiratory signs
-no vaccine
equine adenovirus
-upper respiratory disease, GI disease in immuno-compromised horses
African Horse sickness
-foreign and reportable
-Arbovirus
-transmitted by Culicoides
-clinical signs: fever, edema, gastritis
-high mortality due to pulmonary edema
-vaccinate
epidermal inclusion cysts in horses
uni-lateral non-painful swelling on nostril
-younger horses
ethmoid hematoma in horses
-hemorrhagic mass
-unknown etiology
-clinical signs: intermittant, low grade epistaxis
-diagnose with endoscopy: greenish-yellow to purplish mass
-treat with laser, formalin, sx
-may reoccur
lymphoid hyperplasia in horses
common in young racehorses
-infectious or allergic etiology
-clinical signs: noise, exercise intolerance, coughing
-treat with rest, NSAIDs, nasal sprays
nasopharyngeal cicatrix
-web of tissue causing airway obstruction
-seen in old mares
-guarded prognosis
dorsal displacement of soft palate
-clinical signs: expiratory noise
-may be normal at rest
-young or with inflammation - treat with antibiotics or steroids
-older or with no inflammation, sx or tongue tie
laryngeal hemiplegia grades
1-normal
2-asynchronous, but full abduction
3-asynchronous, incomplete abduction
4-complete paralysis
arytenoid chondritis
-progressive arytenoid inflammation
-unknown etiology
-signs: deformed arytenoid, granulation tissue, rostral displacement of palato-pharyngeal arch
allergic rhinitis in cows (breed prediliction)
Jerseys
-thick nasal discharge
sinusitis in cattle
-due to dehorning, tooth infection, trauma
-treat with local therapy (cannot reach with systemic anti-biotics)
-trephinate and flush
necrotic laryngitis in calves
calf diphthteria
-Fusobacterium
viral resp disease in cattle symptoms
high fever, serous discharge, bronchovesicular sounds
bacterial resp disease in cattle symtoms
-mild/mod fever, purulent discharge, depression, wheezes and crackles
IBR
Rednose
-herpes virus
-conjunctivitis
-ML vaccine is abortigenic
malignant catarrhal fever
gamma herpes virus
-latent in lymph tissue
-sheep are reservoir
BVD
pestivirus
-fetus infected by non-cytopathic strain between 40-125 days will be PI
-syngergistic with IBR, Mannheimia
PI3
paramyxovirus
-pathogen in young calves
pasturellosis in cattle
Mannheimia (leukotoxin) and Pasteurella
-bronchopneumonia
-2 weeks after stress event
Histophilus somni
acute, often fatal septicemic disease
-seen more in north
-can involve respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, nervous systems
extralabel use of ___ is forbidden in food animals
fluoroquinolones
bovine resp. syncytial virus
paramyxovirus
-interstitial pneumonia
-avoid lush feeds (syngergistic with acute bovine pulmonary and emphysema)
Dictyocaulus in cattle
presents like any acute interstitial pneumonia
-may also have cough
Johnes disease
Mycobacterium avium
Bovine TB
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
-wildlife reservoir
-long incubation period
-diagnose with skin test
Bovine caval syndrome
vena caval thrombi secondary to septic condition
-septic thrombi lodge in lung and abscess
-Fusobacterium from liver abscesses
-A. pyogenes from endocarditis
-clinical signs: weight loss, thoracic pain, expiratory dyspnea, RH failure, epistaxis
-often seen in show animals due to feed
-poor prognosis
bovine diseases where CMI is important
All herpes viruses, BRSV, PI3, intracellular bacteria (mycoplasma, mycobacterium, salmonella)
bovine diseases where humoral immunity is important
BVD, Pasturella leukotoxin, E.coli, rotavirus
normal resp rates in large animals
horse - 12
ruminant - 20
pig - 30
enzootic nasal tumor in small ruminants
-nasal discharge, exophthalmos
-treatment: sx
retropharyngeal abscess in ruminants
-often Corynebacterium
-don't lance
laryngeal chondritis
edema and suppuration of arytenoid cartilages
-treatment: removal
small ruminant pasteurellosis
important disease
-pneumonia, septicemia in young
-type A2 most common Mannheimia
-necrotic areas surrounded by basophilic spindle leukocytes (oat cells)
mycoplasma in small ruminants
-cranial lung lobes
-young lambs
-nodular hyaline scars in bronchiolar walls
contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
-rare in US
-high mortality
ovine pulmonary carcinoma
2-4 years old
-alveolar type II origin
ovine progressive pneumonia
RNA lentivirus
-clinical signs: mastitis, ataxia, paralysis, resp disease