Ins and Outs of Parasite Management - CE Quiz

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* 1. Please enter your information

Full Name, Credentials *

Practice Name

Province (NO abbreviations, please) *

Email Address *

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* 2. How many animals are an ideal sample size per group of cattle?

2-5

5-10

10-15

20-30

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* 3. What are the storage requirements for shipping samples to the lab?

Room temperature/high oxygen

Frozen

Cool temperature/low oxygen

Cool temperature/high oxygen

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* 4. What is the ideal timeframe between pretreatment sampling and post treatment sampling to check if treatments are working?

14 days

10 days

2 days

21 days

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* 5. What is the Refugia Strategy?

Rotational grazing

Switching products to reduce resistance

Identifying parasites before treatment

Leaving some animals untreated to decrease resistance

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* 6. What time of year is the peak season for lice?

January/February

March/April

June/July

September/October

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* 7. What is a symptom or sign of internal parasite infections?

Increased appetite

Depressed weight gain

Fever

Hair loss

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* 8. What is the ideal time to sample for internal parasites?

1 week after turnout

2 weeks after turnout

3 weeks after turnout

4 weeks after turnout

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* 9. What is NOT a differential cause of hair loss?

Nutritional deficiencies

Photosensitivity

Johnes

Liver disease

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* 10. What is the purpose of a second dose of parasite product?

To kill hatching adults

To kill larva

To kill eggs

All of the above

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* 11. True or False: Producers should pool the herd fecal samples at home to save costs.

True

False