Veterinary Council of Sri Lanka registration exam (foreign graduates)

Sri Lanka · Veterinary Council of Sri Lanka (Act 46 of 1956) · licensing

60practice questions written to this syllabus
3subjects

Format

Held in January and July. Written, clinical/practical and viva in each subject. Pass at 50% average.

Sections

Over the years

Local Peradeniya graduates do a 6-month internship with DAPH instead of an exam.

Official source: https://www.slvetcouncil.org/the-requirements-for-registration-with-the-sri-lanka-veterinary-council

Subjects this exam draws on

Veterinary Gynaecology & Reproductive Endocrinology11 questionsVeterinary Obstetrics40 questionsVeterinary Clinical Practice (Veterinary Clinical Complex)9 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. A sow is expected to return to oestrus how long after weaning?

  1. About 21 days
  2. About 4-7 days
  3. About 45 days
  4. About 12 hours
Answer and working

B. About 4-7 days

Weaning removes the suckling inhibition of LH secretion, and most sows show oestrus four to seven days later, which makes weaning a natural synchroniser.

Veterinary Gynaecology & Reproductive Endocrinology · The oestrous cycle

2. Which lesion of the placenta is classically associated with Brucella abortus abortion in cattle?

  1. Thickened, leathery intercotyledonary placenta with necrotic cotyledons
  2. Avillous cervical star torn at its centre
  3. Small white necrotic foci confined to otherwise normal cotyledons
  4. A normal placenta with a fresh, well-preserved fetus showing no gross lesions at all
Answer and working

A. Thickened, leathery intercotyledonary placenta with necrotic cotyledons

Brucella abortus causes a necrotic placentitis in which the intercotyledonary areas become thick and leathery and the cotyledons necrotic, usually in the last trimester. Small white foci in cotyledons are the picture of ovine toxoplasmosis, and the cervical star is a feature of the equine placenta.

Veterinary Obstetrics · Abortion

3. A buffalo is found dead overnight with dark, unclotted blood oozing from the nostrils and anus. The owner asks for a post-mortem at the clinical complex. What is the correct first step?

  1. Collect a peripheral blood smear and stain it for anthrax before any carcass is opened
  2. Open the carcass at once in the post-mortem hall to look for haemorrhagic enteritis
  3. Send the whole carcass by public transport to the nearest diagnostic laboratory
  4. Release the carcass for burial on the farm because sudden death needs no work-up
Answer and working

A. Collect a peripheral blood smear and stain it for anthrax before any carcass is opened

Sudden death with bleeding from orifices and unclotted blood suggests anthrax. Opening the carcass lets the bacilli sporulate and contaminate the environment, so a smear from a peripheral vessel stained with polychrome methylene blue comes first, and the authority is informed if positive.

Veterinary Clinical Practice (Veterinary Clinical Complex) · Case handling in the Veterinary Clinical Complex

4. Contagious equine metritis is caused by:

  1. Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule type 1
  2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (venereal strains)
  3. Taylorella equigenitalis
  4. Streptococcus equi subsp. equi
Answer and working

C. Taylorella equigenitalis

CEM is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis, a venereal pathogen notifiable in many countries and controlled by pre-breeding swabbing. Klebsiella and Pseudomonas cause venereal endometritis but not CEM.

Veterinary Gynaecology & Reproductive Endocrinology · Endometritis

5. Which form of hydrops is the more common in cattle?

  1. Hydrometra
  2. Hydrallantois
  3. Hydramnios
  4. Mucometra
Answer and working

B. Hydrallantois

Hydrallantois accounts for the great majority of bovine hydrops, commonly quoted around 85-90 per cent. Hydrometra and mucometra are fluid in a non-pregnant uterus, not hydrops of the fetal membranes.

Veterinary Obstetrics · Hydrops of the foetal membranes

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