Fun With Differential Diagnoses Or How To Goof Off When You Don't Want To Study

I know I haven't posted anything veterinary related in a long time, which is a reflection that I now have a much more balanced life. In fact, I have been entertaining renaming my blog Skies Of Ithaca since mostly I post photos of the interesting clouds and sunsets.

However, I have to buckle down now. In the next five days I somehow have to learn a massive number of differential diagnoses. I guess I should've started this earlier. I am hoping to come up with some good neumonics. Any help appreciated! (Note: the lists are not exhaustive, simply the most important pathogens. There are always more!)

Cattle Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Man! My, My, My, My, Holy Infectious Bovine Pasteurella=
Manheimia hemolytica-- shipping fever
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycoplasma bovis
Mycoplasma mycoides spp. mycoides (small colony type)-- contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
Mycoplasma dispar
Histophilus somni
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (BHV-1)
Bovine respiratory syncitial virus
Pasteurella multocida

Horse Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Alas! My! A Runover Sloth Stinks, Ew, Ew, Ew=
Actinobacillus equuli
Mycoplasma felis
Aspergillus spp.
Rhodococcus equi
Streptococcus equi spp. equi-- strangles
Streptococcus equi spp. zooepidemicus
Equine herpes virus 1 (equine abortion virus)
Equine herpes virus 4 (equine rhinopneumonitis virus)
Equine influenza

Goat Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Man! My, My, My!=
Manheimia haemolytica
Mycoplasma mycoides ssp mycoides (large colony type)
Mycoplasma mycoides spp capri
Mycoplasma capricolum ssp capripneumoniae-- contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

Pig Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Alack! My! Pasteurella Porcines Have Strong Backs!=
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Pasteurella multocida
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Haemophilus parasuis
Streptococcus suis
Bordatella bronchiseptica

Sheep Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Man! My! Pasteurella!=
Manheimia haemolytica
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
Pasteurella multocida

Dog Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Cough, Cough, Cough, Cough! No! No! Bad Aspergillosis!=
Canine parainfluenza virus-- canine tracheobronchitis
Canine distemper virus
Canine adenovirus type 1
Canine adenovirus type 2
Nocardia asteroides
Nocardia nova
Bordatella bronchiseptica
Aspergillus spp. (A. fumigatas most common)

Cat Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Such Fat Felines!=
Streptococcus canis
Feline viral rhinotracheitis
Feline calicivirus

Chicken Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
My, My! An Aspergillosis Egg! Insidious Avian Infectious Newcastle=
Mycobacterium avium ssp. avium-- tuberculosis
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Avibacterium paragallinararum-- infectious coryza
Aspergillosis spp (A. fumigatas most common)
Escheria coli

Turkey Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
My, My! A Bad Cold Egg!=
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Mycoplasma meleagridis
Aspergillus spp. (A. fumigatus most common)
Bordatella avium-- turkey coryza
Chlamydophila psittaci
Escheria coli

Mice Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Mycoplasma pulmonis

Rabbit Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Pasteurella multocida-- snuffles

Bird Respiratory Tract Infectious Ddx:
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Chlamydia psittaci

ZOONOTIC respiratory tract pathogens:
My! Pasteurella Can Rock!
Mycobacterium bovis
Pasteurella multocida
Chlamydophila multocida
Rhodococcus equi