Sample Questions
Domain – DISEASES
1. Neonatal isoerythrolysis in foals results from what?
A. Absorption of bacteria through the umbilicus at birth
B. Coprophagy
C. Ingestion of anti red blood cell antibodies from the mare’s colostrum
D. Ingesting mare milk rather than colostrum in first 24 hours
Domain – DISEASES
2. Name the bacteria responsible for causing shipping fever pneumonia in cattle.
A. Escherichia coli
B. Fusobacterium necrophorus
C. Pasteurella haemolytica
D. Streptococcus zooepidemicus
Domain – PHARMACOLOGY
3. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory toxicity in the equine patient can lead to which of the following conditions?
A. Anaphylaxis and hives
B. Hypothermia and low blood pressure
C. Respiratory depression and ataxia
D. Ulcerations of oral cavity and digestive tract
Answers 1. Answer: C 2. Answer: C 3. Answer: D
1. Neonatal isoerythrolysis in foals results from what?
A. Absorption of bacteria through the umbilicus at birth
B. Coprophagy
C. Ingestion of anti red blood cell antibodies from the mare’s colostrum
D. Ingesting mare milk rather than colostrum in first 24 hours
Domain – DISEASES
2. Name the bacteria responsible for causing shipping fever pneumonia in cattle.
A. Escherichia coli
B. Fusobacterium necrophorus
C. Pasteurella haemolytica
D. Streptococcus zooepidemicus
Domain – PHARMACOLOGY
3. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory toxicity in the equine patient can lead to which of the following conditions?
A. Anaphylaxis and hives
B. Hypothermia and low blood pressure
C. Respiratory depression and ataxia
D. Ulcerations of oral cavity and digestive tract
Answers 1. Answer: C 2. Answer: C 3. Answer: D
Reading List
Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult – Equine. Jean-Pierre Lavoie & Kenneth Hinchcliff. 3rd Ed. 2020. ISBN : 9781119190219
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology, Vol. 2. Robert S. Youngquist & Walter Threlfall. 2nd Ed. ISBN: 978-0721693231
Equine Internal Medicine, Stephen M. Reed, Warwick M. Bayly, Debra C. Sellon, 4th Ed. Saunders, 2018 ISBN: 9780323443296
Equine Neonatology Medicine and Surgery, Derek Knottenbelt, Nicola Holdstock, John E. Madigan, Saunders, 2004. ISBN: 0702026921
Equine Veterinary Nursing Manual. Karen M. Coumbe. 2nd Ed., Iowa State Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780470656556
Manual of Equine Practice. Reuben J. Rose and David R. Hodgson. W.B. 2nd Ed., Saunders Company, 2000. ISBN: 0721686656
Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians 3rd Ed. Kristin J. Holtgrew-Bohling, Mosby 2016, ISBN: 9780323341134
Large Animal Internal Medicine. Bradford P. Smith, 6th Ed. Mosby Elsevier, 2020. ISBN: 9780323554459
Large Animal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians. Sue Loly, and Heather Hopkinson, 2nd Ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2022. ISBN: 978-1119688266
Equine Emergencies: Treatment & Procedures, James A. Orsini and Thomas J. Divers. 4th Ed. Saunders. 2014. ISBN: 9781455708925
Manual of Equine Reproduction, Steven P. Brinsko, Terry L Blanchard, Dickson, D. Varner, James Schumacher, Charles C. Love. 3rd Ed. ISBN: 978-0323064828
Medicine and Surgery of Camelids, 3rd Ed. Murry Fowler. Wiley Blackwell. 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8138-0616-7
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Sheep, Goat, and Cervid Medicine, 3rd Ed. D. G. Pugh, A.N. Baird, and M. Edmondson. Saunders, 2021 ISBN: 9780323624633
Veterinarian Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition. AAEP & Purina Mills, Inc 1997 Kent Thompson
Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, and Goats. Constable, Hinchcliff, Done, and Grünberg. 11th Ed., Elsevier Saunders, 2017. ISBN: 9780702052460
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology, Vol. 2. Robert S. Youngquist & Walter Threlfall. 2nd Ed. ISBN: 978-0721693231
Equine Internal Medicine, Stephen M. Reed, Warwick M. Bayly, Debra C. Sellon, 4th Ed. Saunders, 2018 ISBN: 9780323443296
Equine Neonatology Medicine and Surgery, Derek Knottenbelt, Nicola Holdstock, John E. Madigan, Saunders, 2004. ISBN: 0702026921
Equine Veterinary Nursing Manual. Karen M. Coumbe. 2nd Ed., Iowa State Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780470656556
Manual of Equine Practice. Reuben J. Rose and David R. Hodgson. W.B. 2nd Ed., Saunders Company, 2000. ISBN: 0721686656
Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians 3rd Ed. Kristin J. Holtgrew-Bohling, Mosby 2016, ISBN: 9780323341134
Large Animal Internal Medicine. Bradford P. Smith, 6th Ed. Mosby Elsevier, 2020. ISBN: 9780323554459
Large Animal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians. Sue Loly, and Heather Hopkinson, 2nd Ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2022. ISBN: 978-1119688266
Equine Emergencies: Treatment & Procedures, James A. Orsini and Thomas J. Divers. 4th Ed. Saunders. 2014. ISBN: 9781455708925
Manual of Equine Reproduction, Steven P. Brinsko, Terry L Blanchard, Dickson, D. Varner, James Schumacher, Charles C. Love. 3rd Ed. ISBN: 978-0323064828
Medicine and Surgery of Camelids, 3rd Ed. Murry Fowler. Wiley Blackwell. 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8138-0616-7
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Sheep, Goat, and Cervid Medicine, 3rd Ed. D. G. Pugh, A.N. Baird, and M. Edmondson. Saunders, 2021 ISBN: 9780323624633
Veterinarian Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition. AAEP & Purina Mills, Inc 1997 Kent Thompson
Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, and Goats. Constable, Hinchcliff, Done, and Grünberg. 11th Ed., Elsevier Saunders, 2017. ISBN: 9780702052460
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