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NAVLE Practice Test 2025 ;
Certified Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
A litter of 6 week old kittens is being evaluated because of intermittent soft stools
with flecks of blood. The kittens are confined in an unsanitary cage. Two direct
fecal examinations show oocysts. Which of the following is the most appropriate
therapy?
dichlorvos
fenbendazol
ivermectin
piperazine
sulfadimethoxine - Correct-answer-sulfadiemthoxine (Albon, for coccidiosis)
On examination of the cranial nerves in a 3-year old female cat, the right pupil
appears to be larger than the left pupil. The right pupil shows no response when
light is shone into either eye. The left pupil constricts when light is shone into
either eye. Mild ventrolateral strabismus is noted in the right eye only. These
findings are most consistent with a lesion at which of the following locations?
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left occipital cortex
right occipita cortex
right optic (II) nerve
right oculomotor (III) nerve
right abducens (VI) nerve - Correct-answer-right oculomotor (III) nerve
A 4-year old second-lactation Holstein cow that is 150 days in milk has been in
anestrus since calving. On palpation of the rectum, a cystic structure that is 3cm
in diameter is identified on the left ovary. Administration of which of the
following is the most appropriate initial treatment?
Follicle-stimulating hormone followed by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in 15
days
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone followed by prostaglandin in 15 days
Melengesterol acetate followed by prostaglandin in 19 days
Prostaglandin followed by melengestrol acetate in 19 days - Correct-answer-
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone followed by prostaglandin in 15 days
A 10-year-old commercial beef cow has had a gradually diminished appetite and
progressive weight loss over the past two months. Feces are dry and scanty. She
continues to drink water. Physical examination shows distention of the left
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paralumbar fossa and ventral right abdominal wall. On rectal palpation, the
rumen is full of firm ingesta and the ventral sac extends to the right of midline (L-
shaped). Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?
Administration of bisthmuth subsalicylate with sucrose
Administraiton of magnesium hydroxide
Exploratory laparotomy
Salvage to slaughter
Surgical creation of a rumen fistual - Correct-answer-Salvage to slaughter
Fifteen percent to 20% of feedlot heifers that recently arrived from several
auction markets are anorectic. Physical examination of the heifers shows serous
nasal and ocular discharge, short explosive cough, and hyperemia of nasal
mucosa. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Atypical interstitial pneumonia
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
Mucosal disease
Pasturellosis
Mycoplasmosis - Correct-answer-Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
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A group of 1000 5-week-old pigs has experienced a 2% death loss since weaning
two weeks ago. most of the deaths were sudden; however, approximately 3% of
the pigs showed clinical signs of lethargy, lameness, and labored breathing before
dying. Postmortem examination of an affected pig shows severe fibrinous
pleuritis, pericarditis, and peritonitis. Which of the following is the most likely
causal organism?
Arcanobacterium suis
Escheria coli
Haemophilus parasuis
Salmonella cholerasuis
Streptococcus suis - Correct-answer-Haemophilus parasuis
A 9-week-old Rottweiler-mix puppy is beign evaluated because of an itchy rash
around the lips and eyelids. Temperature is 103.3*F. Physical examination shows
swellign of the muzzle, pruritic, exudative pustiles around the lips and eyelids, and
swelling of the submandibular lymph nodes bilaterally. Which of the following is
the most appropriate treatment?
Cephalexin and prednisone
Clindamycin and carprofen
Enrofloxcin and etodolac
Topical amitraz
Topical betamethasone - Correct-answer-Cephalexin and prednisone
NAVLE Practice Test 2025 ;
Certified Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
A litter of 6 week old kittens is being evaluated because of intermittent soft stools
with flecks of blood. The kittens are confined in an unsanitary cage. Two direct
fecal examinations show oocysts. Which of the following is the most appropriate
therapy?
dichlorvos
fenbendazol
ivermectin
piperazine
sulfadimethoxine - Correct-answer-sulfadiemthoxine (Albon, for coccidiosis)
On examination of the cranial nerves in a 3-year old female cat, the right pupil
appears to be larger than the left pupil. The right pupil shows no response when
light is shone into either eye. The left pupil constricts when light is shone into
either eye. Mild ventrolateral strabismus is noted in the right eye only. These
findings are most consistent with a lesion at which of the following locations?
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left occipital cortex
right occipita cortex
right optic (II) nerve
right oculomotor (III) nerve
right abducens (VI) nerve - Correct-answer-right oculomotor (III) nerve
A 4-year old second-lactation Holstein cow that is 150 days in milk has been in
anestrus since calving. On palpation of the rectum, a cystic structure that is 3cm
in diameter is identified on the left ovary. Administration of which of the
following is the most appropriate initial treatment?
Follicle-stimulating hormone followed by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in 15
days
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone followed by prostaglandin in 15 days
Melengesterol acetate followed by prostaglandin in 19 days
Prostaglandin followed by melengestrol acetate in 19 days - Correct-answer-
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone followed by prostaglandin in 15 days
A 10-year-old commercial beef cow has had a gradually diminished appetite and
progressive weight loss over the past two months. Feces are dry and scanty. She
continues to drink water. Physical examination shows distention of the left
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paralumbar fossa and ventral right abdominal wall. On rectal palpation, the
rumen is full of firm ingesta and the ventral sac extends to the right of midline (L-
shaped). Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?
Administration of bisthmuth subsalicylate with sucrose
Administraiton of magnesium hydroxide
Exploratory laparotomy
Salvage to slaughter
Surgical creation of a rumen fistual - Correct-answer-Salvage to slaughter
Fifteen percent to 20% of feedlot heifers that recently arrived from several
auction markets are anorectic. Physical examination of the heifers shows serous
nasal and ocular discharge, short explosive cough, and hyperemia of nasal
mucosa. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Atypical interstitial pneumonia
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
Mucosal disease
Pasturellosis
Mycoplasmosis - Correct-answer-Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
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A group of 1000 5-week-old pigs has experienced a 2% death loss since weaning
two weeks ago. most of the deaths were sudden; however, approximately 3% of
the pigs showed clinical signs of lethargy, lameness, and labored breathing before
dying. Postmortem examination of an affected pig shows severe fibrinous
pleuritis, pericarditis, and peritonitis. Which of the following is the most likely
causal organism?
Arcanobacterium suis
Escheria coli
Haemophilus parasuis
Salmonella cholerasuis
Streptococcus suis - Correct-answer-Haemophilus parasuis
A 9-week-old Rottweiler-mix puppy is beign evaluated because of an itchy rash
around the lips and eyelids. Temperature is 103.3*F. Physical examination shows
swellign of the muzzle, pruritic, exudative pustiles around the lips and eyelids, and
swelling of the submandibular lymph nodes bilaterally. Which of the following is
the most appropriate treatment?
Cephalexin and prednisone
Clindamycin and carprofen
Enrofloxcin and etodolac
Topical amitraz
Topical betamethasone - Correct-answer-Cephalexin and prednisone
