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Ans0231:Animal Diseases Question Paper

Ans0231:Animal Diseases

Course:Diploma In Agriculture

Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2013

QUESTION ONE – (30 MARKS)
a. Define the following terms: (5 Marks) i. Etiology ii. Epidemiology iii. Mobidity iv. Mortality v. Metabolic disorder b. List five methods used in control of bovine mastitis. (5 Marks) c. Differentiate between foot and mouth disease and foot rot in bovine on the basis of: (10 Marks) i. Etiology ii. Epidemiology iii. Clinical signs iv. Treatment v. Control
d. Give one sign of each of the following metabolic disorders: (5 Marks) i. Bovine ketosis ii. Hypocalcemia in ewes iii. Grain overload in ruminants iv. Ammonia poisoning v. Hypo magnesemic tetany
e. Give one disease that causes each of the following symptoms: (5 Marks) i. Salivation ii. Recumbence iii. Lymph node enlargement iv. Pale mucous membrane v. Cough
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QUESTION TWO – 15 MARKS
a. Explain the pathogenesis of mycotic dermatitis in cattle. (5 Marks) b. Explain the clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency in pigs. (5 Marks) c. List signs of Nairobi sheep disease. (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE – 15 MARKS
a. Explain the management of a clinical case after a correct diagnosis is made. (5 Marks) b. What is the aetiology and epidemiology of African swine fever? (5 Marks) c. Which factors predispose poultry to cocciodiosis? (5 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR – 15 MARKS
a. Name any two diseases/conditions of cattle that manifest in: (10 Marks) i. Hemoglobinuria ii. Abortions iii. Diarrhoea iv. Lameness b. What are the characteristic signs of new castle in poultry? (15 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE – 15 MARKS
State the main symptoms/signs of each of the following diseases: a. Black quarter b. Heart water c. Contagious caprine pleura pneumonia (CCPP) d. Helminlhiasis e. Streptothricosis f. Wooden tongue g. Lumpy skin disease h. Fowl pox i. Fowl hyphoid j. Downer cow syndrome k. Water poisoning l. Pregnancy toxaemia in ewes m. Iron deficiency in piglets n. Tryponosomiasis o. Anthrax

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