2024 VTNE Large Animal Exam ( Version 1 ) New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
- What is a frightened sheep most likely to do?
Kick Run Head butt Bite
Answer: Run
- Which disease does an intradermal caudal skin fold test check for in cattle?
Moraxella bovis Anthrax Tuberculosis Dermatophytosis
Answer: Tuberculosis
- Horses have unique structures that are paired diverticuli of the Eustachian tube
located near the pharyngeal region of the horse. What is the common name of these structures?
The dorsal pharyngeal recesses The hyoid apparatus The oropharyngeal openings The nasopharyngeal pouches The guttural pouches
Answer: The guttural pouches
- At what age should pigs be castrated?
- - 14 days
- months
- months
- weeks
Answer: 5 - 14 days
- The clinical condition of "founder" in the horse refers to what?
Inflammation of the distal sesamoid bone of the hoof and subsequent crushing of the bone 1 / 4
Inflammation of the laminae of the equine hoof and subsequent rotation of the third phalanx
Inflammation of the laminar joint of the hoof and subsequent lameness Inflammation of the coronary band of the hoof and subsequent abscess Formation Answer: Inflammation of the laminae of the equine hoof and subsequent rotation of the third phalanx
- When performing a lameness examination in a horse, perineural anesthesia is used
to localize the site of lameness. The most common medication used to perform perineural anesthesia in a horse is what drug?
Phenylbutazone Flunixin meglumine Butorphanol Lidocaine Ketamine
Answer: Lidocaine
- When a calf is born, milk goes immediately to the omasum and bypasses the
rumen and reticulum. Which anatomic structure makes this possible?
Reticular folds Esophageal groove Gastric rugae Epiploic foramen
Answer: Esophageal groove
- How many mammary glands does the goat have?
1 4 6 2
Answer: 2
- Which of the following is not a potential job responsibility of the technician during
colic surgery?
Opening surgical packs 2 / 4
Administering anesthesia Making the initial incision into the abdomen Placing a jugular catheter
Answer: Making the initial incision into the abdomen
- Where is the most recommended area to administer a subcutaneous injection in a
horse?
Over the withers Caudal aspect of the forearm Dorsal aspect of the flank Lateral aspect of the neck
Answer: Lateral aspect of the neck
- Which area of the horse is generally referred to as the withers?
Where the dorsal neck joins the thorax
The area ventral to the neck and extending between the forelimbs The region between the tuber coxae The male genitalia
Answer: Where the dorsal neck joins the thorax
- In a cow that is having difficulty calving and seems to have her legs splaying
out from underneath her, you are most concerned about damage to which nerve?
Peroneal Tibial Femoral Obturator
Answer: Obturator
- What equine gastrointestinal parasite, when deposited at an abnormal site on the
skin or mucous membranes, is responsible for causing the eosinophilic granulomas known as summer sores?
Onchocerca cervicalis Strongylus vulgaris Oxyuris equi Strongyloides westeri Habronema spp. 3 / 4
Answer: Habronema spp.
- What is the maximum volume that can be injected intramuscularly in the larger
muscle groups of an average adult horse?
25 ml
- ml
- ml
15 ml
Answer: 15 ml
- Which species is not susceptible to "hoof-and-mouth" disease?
Horses Cattle Pigs Sheep
Answer: Horses
- In what position is colic surgery most commonly performed?
Dorsal recumbency Standing Lateral recumbency Ventral recumbency
Answer: Dorsal recumbency
- A 620-kg horse weighs how many pounds?
281 pounds 1,364 pounds 1,625 pounds 1,240 pounds
Answer: 1,364 pounds
- Streptococcus equi is a bacterium that causes swollen glands in horses. The
common term for this condition is:
Strangles Choke Sweeney
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