250-408 Clinical Sciences 8: Diseases and Production Management of Cattle

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Students completing this subject should be able to:

• suggest a reasonable diagnosis and differential diagnoses from the history, epidemiology, clinical signs and lesions observed in a cow, calf or herd of cattle;

• recommend appropriate ancillary laboratory tests, submit a detailed request for a laboratory examination, and interpret the results of any tests or laboratory reports;

• ascertain if the welfare of a cow or herd is being compromised;

• specify appropriate therapy or other course of action;

• provide the owner with a prognosis;

• advise the owner of the appropriate withholding periods for milk or of the animal from slaughter when antibiotics, drugs or chemicals are administered or applied;

• describe to the owner the economic costs of the disease;

• describe to the owner the economic costs of the disease;

• recommend measures to control a disease in a herd or other population;

• recommend measures to prevent a disease from occurring;

• prepare a written report for the owner or attendant, or a referring veterinarian; and

• demonstrate competence in the analysis of records of production, health and reproductive performance of cattle herds.

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Clinical examination, infectious, metabolic, nutritional and parasitic diseases; diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Herd management and farm economics. Mastitis, lameness, nutrition and reproductive management.

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