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In order for a sow to recognize she is pregnant, at a minimum she must have which of the following?

You are presented with a mid-lactation Holstein cow approximately 5 years in age. Her rectal temperature is 101.1°F, her heart rate is 100bpm, and respiratory rate is 35brpm. She has a ping in her right paralumbar fossa with a gas filled structure in her pelvic canal resembling the shape of a bread loaf. What is your diagnosis and what is your recommendation?

The lead federal regulatory veterinarian within a state is called the:

The device in this picture is used to:  

Regarding navel care in foals, which of the following would be the most appropriate?

You inseminated a mare on May 1. The mare had a 38 mm follicle on the left ovary and a 42 mm follicle on the right ovary. 24 hours after insemination both follicles appear to have ovulated and the mare’s uterus is clean. Which of the following is the most appropriate day to examine this mare again?

You have managed a 1-year-old Suffolk 4-H show ewe for rectal prolapse. You have replaced the prolapse twice already with conservative measures. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment and cause?

A long term client of yours arrives at the clinic with the carcass of a 185 pound pig that was observed yesterday to have “dark, black, runny manure” and appeared “pale” relative to other pigs in the pen. It was found dead this morning. The pig is from a barn of 40 pigs of similar age and is the 5th mortality in a week. Which of the following potential causes of mortality can be definitively diagnosed or ruled out with only a gross post-mortem of the carcass and this history?

Which of the following is seen during diestrus in the canine?

Diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie are monitored through cooperative state-federal disease programs, which means: