Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult

Abomasal Emptying Defect in Sheep 1 Abomasal Impaction 3 Abomasal Ulceration 5 Abortion: Bacterial 7 Abortion: Bovine 9 Abortion: Camelid 11 Abortion: Farmed Cervidae 13 Abortion: Small Ruminant 16 Abortion: Viral, Fungal, and Nutritional 19 Actinobacillosis: Wooden Tongue 21 Actinomycosis: Lumpy Jaw 23 Acupuncture 24 Acute Renal Failure 26 Agricultural Chemical Toxicities 27 Agricultural Practices Contributing to Disease∗ Agroterrorism∗ Akabane 29 Alternative Medicine∗ Anaphylaxis 31 Anaplasmosis 32 Anemia, Nonregenerative 33 Anemia, Regenerative 35 Anesthesia: Inhalation 38 Anesthesia: Injectable 40 Anesthesia: Local and Regional 43 Anestrus 45 Angular Limb Deformity 47 Animal Disease Traceability (ADT)∗ Animal Welfare∗ Anthelmintic Resistance 50 Anthrax 52 Arsenic Toxicosis 54 Arthrogryposis 56 Artificial Insemination: Bovine 59 Artificial Insemination: Camelid∗ Artificial Insemination: Cervidae∗ Artificial Insemination: Small Ruminant 61 Aspiration Pneumonia 63 Atypical Interstitial Pneumonia 65 Avocado Toxicosis 67 Babesiosis 68 Bacillary Hemoglobinuria 71 Bacterial Endocarditis 73 Bacterial Meningitis 76 Beef Bull Management∗ Beef Herd Records∗ Beef Herd Reproductive Worksheets∗ Biosecurity: Beef Cow/Calf∗ Biosecurity: Cervidae∗ Biosecurity: Dairy∗ Biosecurity: Goats∗ Biosecurity: Research Herds∗ Biosecurity: Sheep∗ Bison: Bacterial Diseases 78 Bison: Clinical Examination and Treatment∗ Bison: Management∗ Bison: Parasitic Diseases 81 Bison: Viral Diseases 83 Black Locust Toxicity 86 Bloat 87 Blood Chemistry∗ Blue-Green Algae Poisoning 89 Bluetongue Virus 91 Body Condition Scoring: Alpacas and Llamas∗ Body Condition Scoring: Beef∗ Body Condition Scoring: Camels∗ Body Condition Scoring: Cervidae∗ Body Condition Scoring: Dairy Cattle∗ Body Condition Scoring: Goats∗ Body Condition Scoring: Sheep∗ Border Disease 94 Borna Disease 96 Bovine and Ovine Implants∗ Bovine Anthelmintics∗ Bovine Dermatology 98 Bovine Digital Dermatitis 100 Bovine Ephemeral Fever 103 Bovine Leukemia Virus 105 Bovine Papular Stomatitis 107 Bovine Petechial Fever 108 Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus 109 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 111 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus 113 Bracken Fern Toxicity 117 Brain Assessment and Dysfunction∗ Brassica spp. Toxicity 119 Breeding Soundness Examination: Bull 122 Breeding Soundness Examination: Camelids 124 Breeding Soundness Examination: Cervidae 128 Breeding Soundness Examination: Small Ruminant 130 Brisket Disease 132 Brucellosis 134 Buckeye (Aesculus spp.) Toxicity 136 Burn Management 137 Cache Valley Virus 140 Calf Diphtheria/Necrotic Stomatitis 142 Camel Diseases 145 Camel Management and Health Programs 149 Camelid: Dentistry 152 Camelid: Dermatology 154 Camelid: Gastrointestinal Disease 158 Camelid: Heat Stress 160 Camelid: Parasitology 162 Camelid: Reproduction 165 Camelid: Venipuncture∗ Campylobacter 169 Candidiasis 172 Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus 174 Carbamate Toxicity 177 Cardiac Failure 179 Cardiotoxic Plants 181 Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) 184 Castor Bean Toxicity 187 Castration/Vasectomy: Bovine 188 Castration/Vasectomy: Camelid 190 Castration/Vasectomy: Small Ruminant 192 Caudal Vena Caval Thrombosis Syndrome 194 Cecal Dilation and Volvulus 196 Cervidae: Captive Management 198 Cervidae: Capture Myopathy 201 Cervidae: Chronic Wasting Disease 203 Cervidae: Game Park Management, Facilities 205 Cervidae Mortality 208 Cervidae: Reproduction 211 Cesarean Section: Bovine 213 Cesarean Section: Camelid 215 Cesarean Section: Small Ruminant 217 Chlamydiosis 219 Cleaning and Disinfection∗ Clostridial Disease: Gastrointestinal 221 Clostridial Disease: Muscular 223 Clostridial Disease: Nervous System 225 Coccidioidomycosis 228 Coccidiosis 230 Coenurosis 232 Colic: Bovine 234 Colic: Small Ruminant 236 Colostrum and Milk Replacers∗ Common Pharmacologic Therapies: Adult Dairy Cattle∗ Congenital Defects: Bovine 239 Congenital Defects: Camelid 241 Congenital Defects: Small Ruminant 243 Congenital Ocular Disorders 245 Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia 247 Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia 249 Controlled Substances∗ Copper Deficiency and Toxicity 251 Corkscrew Claw 255 Corneal Disorders 257 Coronavirus 260 Cow-Calf Management∗ Cowpox 263 Cranial Nerve Assessment and Dysfunction∗ Cryptococcosis 265 Cryptosporidiosis 267 Cyanide Toxicosis 269 Dairy Cattle Behavior∗ Dairy Cow Comfort∗ Dairy Economics∗ Dairy Heifer Management Program∗ Dairy Heifer Nutrition: Basics∗ Dairy Informatics∗ Dairy Nutrition: Ration Guidelines for Milking and Dry Cows∗ Dairy Record Evaluation∗ Dairy Reproduction∗ Dairy Sheep and Goat Industries∗ Death Camas 271 Dehorning/Cornuectomy∗ Dermatophilosis 272 Dermatophytosis 274 Diarrheal Diseases: Bovine 276 Diarrheal Diseases: Camelid 278 Diarrheal Diseases: Small Ruminant 280 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Response∗ Displaced Abomasum 282 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy 285 Down Bovine 287 Down Camelid 289 Down Small Ruminant 292 Drug Hypersensitivities 294 Drug Interactions 296 Drug Residues in Milk∗ Drug Storage Requirements and Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR)∗ Drug Toxicities 298 Dystocia: Bovine 300 Dystocia: Camelid 302 Dystocia: Small Ruminant 304 Echinococcosis 306 Economics: Net Present Value∗ Economics: Partial Budgeting∗ Embryo Transfer: Bovine 308 Embryo Transfer: Camelid 310 Embryo Transfer: Small Ruminant 312 Emesis 314 Employee Management∗ Endocrine Disorders 316 Endometritis 318 Enucleation/Exenteration∗ Environment and Mastitis∗ Enzootic Ataxia 321 Enzootic Pneumonia of Calves 323 Epidemiologic Study Designs∗ Epidemiology: Clinical Versus Statistical Significance∗ Epidemiology: Diagnostic Test Use∗ Epidemiology: Informatics∗ Epidemiology of Mastitis∗ Epidemiology: Risk Analysis∗ Epidemiology: Systematic Approach to Disease Outbreak Investigations∗ Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 325 Erythrocytosis (Polycythemia) 327 Escherichia coli 330 Esophageal Disorders 332 Estrus Synchronization: Bovine 335 Estrus Synchronization: Small Ruminant 337 Evaluating Corn Silages for Feed Value∗ Ewe Flock Nutrition∗ Extra-label Drug Use and Compounding∗ Failure of Passive Transfer 339 Fatty Liver 341 Feed Additives∗ Feeding By-Products to the Beef Cow Herd∗ Feeding for Milk Components∗ Fescue Toxicity 343 Floppy Kid Syndrome 345 Fluid Therapy: Intravenous 347 Fluid Therapy: Oral 350 Fluoride Toxicity 353 Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)∗ Foot and Mouth Disease 355 Foot Rot: Bovine 357 Foot Rot: Small Ruminant 359 Freemartinism 361 Frostbite 363 Fungal Tremorgens 365 Gaseous Toxicities∗ Gastrointestinal Pharmacology∗ Gastrointestinal Surgeries: Laparotomy∗ Gastrointestinal Surgeries: Rumenotomy/Rumenostomy∗ Goat Milk Quality∗ Goat Nutrition∗ Gossypol Toxicosis 367 Grass Tetany/Hypomagnesemia 369 Grayanotoxin 371 HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)∗ Haemonchosis 372 Hazardous Materials Spills Awareness and Response∗ Heartwater (Cowdriosis) 376 Heat Stress 378 Heavy Metal Toxicosis 380 Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome 384 Hemotropic Mycoplasmas (Formerly Eperythrozoonosis) 386 Hereditary Chondrodysplasia: Ovine 388 Hernia Surgery∗ Histophilus somni Complex 390 Hydrometra 394 Hydrops 396 Hypocalcemia: Bovine 398 Hypocalcemia: Small Ruminant 401 Indigestion 403 Induction of Parturition 405 Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis 407 Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis 410 Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis 412 Infertility and Subfertility Issues 414 Injection Site Lesions 416 Iodine Deficiency and Toxicity 418 Jimsonweed Toxicity (Datura stramonium) 420 Johne’s Disease 421 Juvenile Llama Immunodeficiency Syndrome 423 Ketosis: Dairy Cattle 425 Lactation Failure (Dysgalactia, Agalactia, Hypogalactia) 428 Lameness: Bovine 430 Lameness: Camelid 433 Lameness: Small Ruminant 435 Laminitis in Cattle 437 Lantana Toxicosis 439 Lead Toxicosis 441 Leptospirosis 444 Leukocyte Responses in Cattle 447 Lightning Strike 451 Listeriosis 453 Liver Abscesses 455 Liver Flukes 458 Low-Fat Milk Syndrome 462 Lumpy Skin Disease 464 Lupine Toxicity 466 Lymphocytosis 468 Lymphosarcoma 470 Maedi-Visna (Ovine Progressive Pneumonia) 473 Malignant Catarrhal Fever 476 Management of Gunshot Wounds 478 Managing Neglect Cases∗ Manure Management and Environmental Planning∗ Manure Microbiology and Zoonosis∗ Mastitis: Bulk Tank Monitoring and Somatic Cell Counts∗ Mastitis: Camelids 480 Mastitis: Coliform 482 Mastitis: Fungal 484 Mastitis: Involvement of Milking Equipment and Stray Voltage∗ Mastitis: Milking Procedures and Teat Disinfection∗ Mastitis: Minor Bacteria 486 Mastitis: Monitoring∗ Mastitis: Mycoplasmal 488 Mastitis: No Growth 491 Mastitis: Pharmacology∗ Mastitis: Small Ruminant 493 Mastitis: Staphylococcal 496 Mastitis: Streptococcal 498 Melioidosis 501 Metaldehyde Toxicosis 503 Metritis 505 Microbiologic Sampling∗ Milk Cow Nutrition Monitoring∗ Milk Quality and Composition∗ Milk Vein Rupture 508 Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) Toxicosis 509 Molybdenum Toxicity 511 Monensin Toxicity 513 Mycoplasma bovis Associated Diseases 516 Mycotoxins 518 Nairobi Sheep Disease 522 Nematodirosis 524 Neonatal Diarrhea 526 Neonatal Septic Arthritis 529 Neonatology: Beef 531 Neonatology: Camelid 533 Neonatology: Caprine 535 Neonatology: Dairy Cattle∗ Neonatology: Ovine∗ Neosporosis 537 Nightshade (Solanum spp.) Toxicosis 539 Nitrate and Nitrite Toxicosis 540 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)∗ Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Beef 542 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Camelid∗ Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Cervidae 544 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Dairy 546 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Small Ruminant 548 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Water Buffalo 550 Nutritional Assessment∗ Oak (Quercus spp.) Toxicity 553 Oestrus ovis Infestation 555 Oleander and Cardiotoxic Plant Toxicity 557 Oral Disorders 560 Orchitis and Epididymitis 562 Orf (Contagious Ecthyma) 564 Organophosphate Toxicity 566 Osteochondrosis 568 Ostertagiasis 570 Otitis Media/Interna 573 Ovarian Cystic Degeneration 576 Ovarian Hypoplasia, Bursal Disease, Salpingitis 578 Ovine Encephalomyelitis (Louping Ill) 580 Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma 582 Oxalate Toxicity 584 Pain Management∗ Parainfluenza-3 Virus 586 Parasite Control Programs: Beef 588 Parasite Control Programs: Camelid 590 Parasite Control Programs: Dairy 594 Parasite Control Programs: Small Ruminant 596 Parasitic Pneumonia 600 Parasitic Skin Diseases: Bovine 602 Parasitic Skin Diseases: Camelid 605 Parasitic Skin Diseases: Small Ruminant 609 Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Meningeal Worm) 612 Parenteral Nutrition 614 PCR Diagnostics∗ Penile Disorders 617 Penile Hematoma 620 Pericarditis 622 Perinatal Lamb Mortality 625 Peripheral Nerve Assessment and Dysfunction∗ Peste des Petits Ruminants 628 Petroleum Product Poisoning 630 Pharmaceutical Use: Legal Issues∗ Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics∗ Phenoxyl Toxicity 632 Phosphorus Deficiency/Excess 634 Photosensitization 637 Pine Needle Toxicity 641 Plants Producing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 643 Poison Hemlock (Conium spp.) Toxicity 645 Polyarthritis 647 Postpartum Disorders 649 Postparturient Hemoglobinuria 651 Postparturient Paresis (Hypocalcemia) 653 Precocious Udder 655 Pregnancy Diagnosis: Bovine 657 Pregnancy Diagnosis: Camelid 659 Pregnancy Diagnosis: Small Ruminant 661 Pregnancy Toxemia: Bovine 663 Pregnancy Toxemia: Camelid 666 Pregnancy Toxemia: Small Ruminant 668 Prolonged Pregnancy 671 Protein Nutrition 673 Prudent Use of Antimicrobials∗ Pseudocowpox 675 Pseudorabies 677 Pyelonephritis 679 Pyometra 681 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids 683 Q Fever (Coxiellosis) 685 Quality Assurance for Meat Goats∗ Quality Assurance Programs for Beef and Dairy∗ Rabies 688 Reading and Evaluating Scientific Literature∗ Rectal Prolapse 690 Reindeer Management: Overview 691 Reindeer Management: Population Dynamics 693 Repeat Breeder Management 695 Reproductive Pharmacology 697 Reproductive Prolapse 700 Reproductive Tumors 702 Reproductive Ultrasonography: Bovine∗ Reproductive Ultrasonography: Camelid∗ Reproductive Ultrasonography: Small Ruminant∗ Respiratory Disease: Bovine 705 Respiratory Disease: Camelid 707 Respiratory Disease: Pharmacology∗ Respiratory Disease: Small Ruminant 710 Retained Placenta 712 Rift Valley Fever 715 Rinderpest∗ Ringwomb 717 Rodenticide Toxicity 719 Rotavirus 723 Rumen Dysfunction: Alkalosis 726 Rumen Fluid Analysis∗ Rumen Transfaunation∗ Ruminal Acidosis 727 Ryegrass Staggers (Perennial, Lolitrem B) 730 Salmonellosis 731 Sarcocystosis 734 Schmallenberg Virus 736 Scrapie 738 Segmental Aplasia of the Reproductive Tract 741 Selenium Toxicity 743 Selenium/Vitamin E Deficiency 746 Seminal Vesiculitis 749 Senna Species 752 Serology∗ Sheep and Goat Pox 754 Sheep Genetics and Selection∗ Silage: Harvesting, Storing, and Feeding∗ Small Ruminant Dermatology 756 Snakebite 758 Sodium Disorders: Hypernatremia 761 Sodium Disorders: Hyponatremia 762 Sole Lesions in Dairy Cattle 763 Spinal Column and Cord Assessment and Dysfunction∗ Squamous Cell Carcinoma 766 St. John’s Wort Toxicity 769 Starvation 771 Strongyloidiasis 773 Strychnine Poisoning 776 Sulfur Toxicity 777 Sweet Clover Poisoning 779 Sweet Potato Poisoning 780 Teaser Preparation 781 Teat Lacerations 783 Teat Lesions 785 Teratogens 787 Testicular Disorders: Bovine 790 Testicular Disorders: Camelid 792 Testicular Disorders: Small Ruminant 794 Thelaziasis 796 Therapeutics in Male Reproduction: Semen∗ Tick Paralysis 797 Tobacco Toxicosis 799 Tongue Trauma 800 Total Mixed Ration: Dairy∗ Toxicology: Herd Outbreaks 801 Tracheal Edema (“Honker”) Syndrome 803 Transition Cow Management∗ Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis 805 Tremetol: White Snakeroot and Rayless Goldenrod 807 Trichomoniasis 809 Trypanosomiasis 812 Tuberculosis: Bovine 814 Ulcerative Posthitis and Vulvitis 816 Ultrasonography: Mammary 818 Umbilical Disorders 820 Urea Toxicity 823 Ureaplasma 826 Urolithiasis 828 Uterine Anomalies 831 Uterine Artery Rupture 832 Uterine Prolapse 833 Uterine Torsion: Bovine 835 Uterine Torsion: Camelid 837 Uterine Torsion: Small Ruminant 839 Vaccination Programs: Beef Cattle 841 Vaccination Programs: Camelid 844 Vaccination Programs: Cervidae 846 Vaccination Programs: Dairy Cattle 848 Vaccination Programs: Small Ruminant 850 Vaccinology∗ Vagal Indigestion 852 Vaginitis 856 Vesicular Stomatitis 858 Veterinarian Legal Liabilities∗ Vitamin A Deficiency/Toxicosis 860 Vitamin B Deficiency 862 Vitamin D Deficiency/Toxicosis 864 Vomitoxin 866 Vulvitis 868 Wastewater Management: Milking Centers∗ Water Buffalo Diseases 869 Water Buffalo Management 871 Water Buffalo Parasite Issues 873 Water Buffalo: Reproduction 875 Water Hemlock 877 Water Quality Issues 878 Weight Loss: Bovine 880 Weight Loss: Camelid 882 Weight Loss: Small Ruminant 884 Wesselsbron Disease 886 Winter Dysentery 888 Wool Rot 890 Wound Management 892 Yak Management and Disease 894 Yak Reproduction 897 Yew Toxicity 899 Zinc Deficiency and Toxicity 900 Appendices 903 Appendix 1: Client Communication 905 Appendix 2: Euthanasia and Disposal 908 Appendix 3: Medical Waste Management: Expired Drugs 910 Appendix 4: Physical Examination: Bovine 912 Appendix 5: Physical Examination: Camelid 917 Appendix 6: Physical Examination: Small Ruminant 920 Index 923