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WorksheetsBQA Chapter 4 Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is a Veterinary Client Patient relationship?
The veterinarian and farmer (client) make medical decisions about the animal (patient), performs check ups and consults regularly
Gives the farmer restricted medications when it is an emergency situation
The veterinarian works with the slaughter facility (client) on what they should be looking for in potential animal products (patient)
What part of the animal should be targeted for proper euthanasia?
The heart
The forehead/brain
The chest
The throat
Which of the following is NOT a sign of unconsciousness (death) following euthanasia?
Rigid muscles
No eye reflexes
Immediate and sustained cessation (stops completely) of rhythmic breathing
Animal vocalizes quietly
"Extra-label" use means:
Using a medication on more than one farm
Using the medication beyond what is directed on the label under the direction of a veterinarian
Be sure to read the additional labels attached to a bottle for use clarification
Who is the only person who can prescribe "extra-label" use of medications?
The owner of the farm
The FDA
The veterinarian
The company who originally produced the drug
Veterinary feed directives are:
Medicated feeds that can only be prescribed by the veterinarian
A specific nutrient that is needed in the diets of animals that are sick
A feed ration plan to help overweight or underweight animals improve their size
Withdrawal period refers to:
The amount of time an animal quarantines from all other animals
The amount of time animals must wait before being sold/slaughtered from the last dose of medication to the day specified on the bottle
A natural behavior of cattle where they tend to withdraw during cooler seasons
Where does BQA recommend all SQ and IM injections be administered?
The neck region
The shoulder region
The rump region
The tail
Preference is to use products labeled for other routes when available rather than administering by
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
Administer IM products in the neck, only administer __________ cc per injection site
5 cc
10 cc
15 cc
It is okay to market a compromised, ill, non-ambulatory (non-moving) animal.
True
False
Modified Live Viruses can be stored until the next day once mixed
True
False
Syringes should only be used for a single medication and should never be mixed with other medications. For example don't load vaccines in a syringe previously used for antibiotics.
True
False
Which is not true?
Change needles often to reduce tissue irritation
Change needles immediately if contaminated or damaged
Any needle length can be used as long as you know how far to insert it into the animal
Never place vaccine in hip or round
What body condition score should a cow be in before calving season?
At least 2
At least 4
At least 7
The best time to process animals (dehorn, castrate, etc) is:
When they are young
When they have reached physical maturity
When they are ready for market
Allow at least how many days between weaning and market?
14 days
30 days
90 days
Transfer needles are designed to
Be used once and just for injecting animals
Be sanitized between uses and meant to transfer medication from the primary bottle to a mixing bottle to prevent contamination
Be cleaned and used as a back up if the regular needle is bent
The health risk of newly purchased cattle varies considerably, and is influenced by such factors as:
age, time weaned, source, backgrounding, commingling, prior vaccination, nutrition, and fetal programming.
behavior and respect for human handlers, positive relationships, pest and dog management
Keeping good records and traveling short distances
Always focus on ____________ handling techniques
Low stress
Fastest and most efficient
Logical and easy
BQA guidelines recommend branding on the:
Back
Shoulder
Hip
Castration (removal of the testicles) are used to:
Manage weight and size of an animal
Reduce inter-animal aggression and injuries, improve human safety, and avoid unwanted pregnancies
Make the animals more uniform for marketing purposes
Where practical, cattle should be dehorned while horn development is still at the horn bud stage, or ___________ old
0-4 months old
4-5 months old
1 year old
Can animals with broken needles in them be sent to slaughter?
Yes, only if its not in a part of the body that is used for meat
No, it can never be sent as long as it still has the needle inside of its skin
Subcutaneous means
Between the skin and muscle tissues
In the muscle
In the skin
In the veins
Intramuscular means
Between the skin and muscle
In the muscle
In the skin
In the veins
If an intravenous injection is required, it should usually be done with the assistance of a
farm hand
Veterinarian
A neighboring farmer
If multiple injections should be given in the neck of an animal, how far out should they be spaced?
They should be placed as closely as possible to the original injection site
1 inch
2-4 inches
Use the other side of the animal's neck
The Tent method is commonly done for which type of injection?
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Intradermal
Subcutaneous
The IV formulation of a drug must NEVER be given SQ or IM because:
The needle probably won't be the right size
You don't want to mix injection sites in case you had to give multiple types of injections.
It can cause tremendous amounts of pain and can trap the medication in the tissue
Transfer needles are designed to be used with:
The diluent bottle first, then the desiccant bottle
The desiccant bottle first, then the diluent bottle
When given the choice, which length of needle is recommended?
1/4-1/2"
1/2"-3/4"
1"-1 1/2"
