The Utility of the Blood Smear in Bovine Medicine

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1. A blood sample collected in an EDTA tube would be suitable for: *

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A blood smear evaluation.

PCR only

Neither of the above.

Both A & B.

None of the above

2. Regenerative responses in cattle start after: *

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5 days.

2 days

2 hours

5 hours

2 weeks

3. Microcytic hypochromic anaemia in calves may be seen in: *

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Brassica sp. poisoning.

Excess copper intake

Chronic renal failure

Endocrine disorders.

Copper deficiency.

4. Leukopaenia may be seen in: *

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Viral infections.

Circulatory chock.

Bone marrow hyperplasia.

In A & C

In A & B

5. Lymphocytosis may be due to: *

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A physiological response.

A reactive response.

A proliferative response.

All of the above.

None of the above.

6. Calves at birth may have a greater proportion of neutrophils than lymphocytes due: *

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An immature immune system

Stress at birth.

Inadequate intake of colostrum.

Thymic atrophy

None of the above.

7. Macrocytic normochromic anaemia may be seen in: *

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Cobalamin deficiency

Cobalamin excess

Folate excess.

Cobalt excess

None of the above

8. Benign Theileria species include: *

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T. mutans and T.parva.

T. velifera and T. annulata

T. annulata and T.parva.

Only T. orientalis

T. mutans, T.velifera and T.taurotragi

9. “Haemotropic mycoplasmas” would include: *

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Eperythrozoon sp.

Haemobartonella sp.

Both of the above

None of the above

Ehrlichia ruminantium.

10. BLAD is a disease associated with: *

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Abomasal displacement.

Dysfunctional adhesion molecules

Excess epinephrine release.

Bovine leukaemia virus infection

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection

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