What is the main mode of transmission for feline leukemia virus?     A- Fomite transmission B- Shedding of virus via feces C- Aerosol transmission D- Shedding of virus via saliva         answer/D

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One description of a typical heart sound is "lub-dub". What makes the first heart sound (S1) (i.e., the "lub")?   A - Mitral and semilunar valves B - Atrial contraction C - Aortic and pulmonic valves D - Atrioventricular valves E - Ventricular filling       aswer/D

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You are working with a farmer who is having trouble with calves between the age of 2 weeks and 6 months. They are alert, but weak, dyspneic and die suddenly. On necropsy they have pale cardiac and skeletal muscles. What is the farmer's problem?

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Which one of the following sets of conditions predispose a cow to metritis? A - Strep. agalactiae mastitis, retained placenta, laminitis B - Milk fever, malnutrition, excess dietary zinc C - Dystocia, overfeeding in dry period, Ca-P imbalance in feed D - Agalactia, milk fever, bovine vibriosis E - Contaminated calving environment, abortion, hypomagnesemia

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A 6-year old intact male domestic short haired cat presents with acute onset exophthalmos of the right eye in the past 2 days. He is painful on palpation around his eye and head. The eye can be retropulsed some, but there is resistance present. He has not been eating in the past day and has a rectal temperature of 103.4F (39.7 C). What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 10-year old female spayed Siamese cat presents for a new lump the owner found a month ago. She was spayed last year before she was adopted from the shelter. The owner states that the lump has grown over the last month, and it doesn't seem to bother the cat. On exam, the 2 cm lump is located on the left 2nd mammary gland, and no other lumps are noted. The lump is freely moveable, and chest radiographs are clear. What is the chance that this tumor is malignant?

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A ten-year-old mix breed dog is presented with left thoracic limb lameness of two month duration. Which one of the following choices is the most likely diagnosis based on radiograph and ultrasonography?

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An 8-week old Abyssinian cat recently obtained from a cattery presents to you for an examination and the owner reports that the cat has had diarrhea. On fecal float, you find multiple structures like the one shown in the photo (see image). What should you treat the cat with?

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Many hens in a large backyard flock recently became ill after the owner purchased four new chickens. The sick hens are gasping, coughing and sneezing. They have poor appetite and act depressed. Some affected birds have watery green diarrhea and swelling of the head

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An 8-year-old thoroughbred mare is evaluated for a 1-year history of infertility and atypical aggressive behavior. Physical exam ϐindings are normal except for an enlarged ovary discovered on rectal palpation. Ultrasonography demonstrates a multiloculated appearance of the enlarged ovary. Which of the following assays, when elevated, is the most consistent indicator of the presumptive diagnosis?

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