Veterinary Medicine MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which disease is caused by Brucella abortus in cattle? (A) Mastitis (B) Brucellosis (C) Tuberculosis (D) Anthrax 2. The causative agent of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is: (A) Bacterium (B) Virus (C) Fungus (D) Protozoa 3. Which disease is commonly known as “mad cow disease”? (A) Rabies (B) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (C) Lumpy skin disease (D) Bovine viral diarrhea 4. Anthrax in animals is caused by: (A) Bacillus anthracis (B) Clostridium chauvoei (C) Pasteurella multocida (D) Mycobacterium bovis 5. Which clinical sign is typical of milk fever in dairy cows? (A) Fever (B) Hypocalcemia (C) Hyperthermia (D) Hyperglycemia 6. Blackquarter (Blackleg) is caused by: (A) Clostridium septicum (B) Clostridium chauvoei (C) Clostridium tetani (D) Clostridium novyi 7. Which disease is characterized by “hard udder” and “clotted milk”? (A) Tuberculosis (B) Mastitis (C) FMD (D) Anthrax 8. The incubation period of rabies is usually: (A) 1–3 days (B) 1–3 weeks (C) 2–8 weeks (D) 1 year 9. Which disease is commonly known as “shipping fever”? (A) Pneumonic pasteurellosis (B) Anthrax (C) FMD (D) Blackleg 10. The causative agent of Johne’s disease is: (A) Mycobacterium bovis (B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (C) Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (D) Brucella melitensis 11. Which vitamin deficiency causes white muscle disease in calves? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin C (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin E and Selenium 12. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is caused by: (A) Pasteurella multocida (B) Mycoplasma mycoides (C) Brucella abortus (D) Bacillus anthracis 13. A zoonotic disease among the following is: (A) FMD (B) Rinderpest (C) Brucellosis (D) Lumpy skin disease 14. The main clinical sign of ketosis in dairy cows is: (A) Hyperglycemia (B) Hypocalcemia (C) Sweet-smelling breath (D) High body temperature 15. Which disease is characterized by “blue tongue” in sheep? (A) PPR (B) Bluetongue disease (C) Sheep pox (D) FMD 16. The causative agent of swine erysipelas is: (A) Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (B) Clostridium perfringens (C) Streptococcus suis (D) Bordetella bronchiseptica 17. Which disease in poultry causes “greenish diarrhea and white chalky urates”? (A) Fowl typhoid (B) Pullorum disease (C) Newcastle disease (D) Gumboro disease 18. Bovine tuberculosis is primarily caused by: (A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (B) Mycobacterium bovis (C) Brucella abortus (D) Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 19. The “3D syndrome” (diarrhea, dermatitis, depression) is seen in: (A) Swine fever (B) Salmonellosis (C) Hog cholera (D) Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome 20. Which is the primary vector for Rift Valley fever? (A) Tick (B) Mosquito (C) Fly (D) Louse 21. The diagnostic test for glanders in horses is: (A) Rose Bengal test (B) Mallein test (C) Coggins test (D) Johnin test 22. Which disease is associated with “snuffles” in rabbits? (A) Myxomatosis (B) Pasteurellosis (C) Tularemia (D) Coccidiosis 23. The causative agent of listeriosis is: (A) Listeria monocytogenes (B) Clostridium botulinum (C) Salmonella enterica (D) Escherichia coli 24. Which disease is eradicated globally? (A) Rinderpest (B) FMD (C) Brucellosis (D) PPR 25. The main symptom of actinomycosis (“lumpy jaw”) is: (A) Swelling of lymph nodes (B) Mandibular swelling (C) Diarrhea (D) Cough 26. Which protozoan causes coccidiosis in poultry? (A) Toxoplasma gondii (B) Eimeria species (C) Cryptosporidium parvum (D) Giardia lamblia 27. Fowl cholera is caused by: (A) Pasteurella multocida (B) Mycoplasma gallisepticum (C) Avibacterium paragallinarum (D) Escherichia coli 28. Which disease in pigs is known as “diamond skin disease”? (A) Classical swine fever (B) Erysipelas (C) Swine influenza (D) Leptospirosis 29. The causative agent of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is: (A) Mycoplasma capricolum (B) Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri (C) Mycoplasma gallisepticum (D) Mycoplasma bovis 30. A pathognomonic sign of rabies in histological examination is: (A) Negri bodies (B) Mallory bodies (C) Russell bodies (D) Heinz bodies 31. Which disease is commonly called “red water disease” in cattle? (A) Babesiosis (B) Theileriosis (C) Anaplasmosis (D) Leptospirosis 32. Newcastle disease in poultry primarily affects: (A) Liver (B) Respiratory and nervous systems (C) Skin (D) Kidneys 33. The main sign of rinderpest in cattle was: (A) Respiratory distress (B) Diarrhea with blood (C) Ulceration of oral mucosa (D) All of the above 34. Which is a vector-borne zoonotic disease? (A) FMD (B) Rabies (C) Rift Valley fever (D) Bovine tuberculosis 35. The causative agent of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats is: (A) Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (B) Pasteurella multocida (C) Mycoplasma capricolum (D) Staphylococcus aureus 36. “Milk ring test” is used for the diagnosis of: (A) Tuberculosis (B) Brucellosis (C) Mastitis (D) Leptospirosis 37. The disease known as “red nose” in cattle is: (A) Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) (B) FMD (C) Anthrax (D) Bovine viral diarrhea 38. Which is a notifiable disease in cattle? (A) Rinderpest (B) Mastitis (C) Ketosis (D) Milk fever 39. The vector for Theileriosis is: (A) Tabanid flies (B) Ticks (C) Mosquitoes (D) Fleas 40. Which disease is caused by Clostridium tetani? (A) Tetanus (B) Blackleg (C) Botulism (D) Enterotoxemia 41. The main symptom of equine influenza is: (A) Laminitis (B) Nasal discharge and cough (C) Diarrhea (D) Skin lesions 42. Sheep pox is caused by: (A) Poxvirus (B) Herpesvirus (C) Rhabdovirus (D) Coronavirus 43. The causative agent of glanders is: (A) Burkholderia pseudomallei (B) Burkholderia mallei (C) Clostridium chauvoei (D) Streptococcus equi 44. Which disease is known as “Johne’s disease”? (A) Paratuberculosis (B) Brucellosis (C) Anthrax (D) Botulism 45. The “star-gazing” posture in goats is a sign of: (A) Enterotoxemia (B) Polioencephalomalacia (C) Listeriosis (D) Brucellosis 46. The diagnostic test for bovine tuberculosis is: (A) Milk ring test (B) Johnin test (C) Tuberculin skin test (D) Rose Bengal test 47. The causative agent of fowl pox is: (A) Avipoxvirus (B) Paramyxovirus (C) Avian adenovirus (D) Coronavirus 48. Which is the main causative agent of pink eye in cattle? (A) Moraxella bovis (B) Pasteurella multocida (C) Mycoplasma bovis (D) Haemophilus somnus 49. Which disease in pigs is characterized by “thumping respiration”? (A) Swine influenza (B) Enzootic pneumonia (C) African swine fever (D) Erysipelas 50. The causative agent of contagious ecthyma (orf) in sheep is: (A) Parapoxvirus (B) Orthopoxvirus (C) Adenovirus (D) Rhabdovirus