ICVA Small Ruminant Herd Health 2

Question 1

Which internal parasite is most commonly associated with 'bottle jaw' (submandibular edema) in sheep and goats?

Accepted Answer

Haemonchus contortus

Answer

Fasciola hepatica

Answer

Ostertagia ostertagi

Answer

Dictyocaulus filaria

Question 2

The FAMACHA scoring system in small ruminants is used to assess which clinical parameter?

Accepted Answer

Conjunctival mucous membrane color

Answer

Body condition score

Answer

Fecal egg count

Answer

Rumen motility

Question 3

Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) in small ruminants is caused by which organism?

Accepted Answer

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

Pasteurella multocida

Answer

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 4

Which vitamin deficiency in young small ruminants leads to 'white muscle disease' (nutritional myodegeneration)?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E and selenium

Answer

Vitamin A

Answer

Vitamin D

Answer

Vitamin B12

Question 5

What is the primary transmission route of Maedi-Visna virus (ovine progressive pneumonia) in sheep?

Accepted Answer

Close respiratory contact and colostrum/milk

Answer

Fecal-oral route

Answer

Arthropod vectors

Answer

Contaminated water sources

Question 6

Which reproductive disorder of ewes results from Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus and causes late-term abortions?

Accepted Answer

Vibriosis (Campylobacteriosis)

Answer

Chlamydiosis

Answer

Brucellosis

Answer

Toxoplasmosis

Question 7

A goat herd experiences sudden deaths in does within 24 hours of parturition. Necropsy reveals hemorrhagic abomasitis. Which clostridial disease is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Clostridium perfringens type C

Answer

Clostridium perfringens type D

Answer

Clostridium tetani

Answer

Clostridium novyi type B