Beth’s business purchased only one asset during the current calendar year (a full 12-month tax year). On December 1 Beth placed in service the general manufacturing equipment asset (seven-year property) with an initial basis of $50,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense (ignoring §179 and bonus depreciation).  Link to class life and depreciation tables: Link

Why is microfilaria (MF) testing recommended in conjunction with antigen testing in dogs suspected of heartworm infection?

A client brings in their dog, Bucky, for a check-up and you perform a sucrose fecal flotation with centrifugation on a sample of Bucky’s feces.  You find numerous eggs depicted below. What are they?  

For Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophilus, select the FALSE statement

Why is heartworm diagnosis especially challenging in cats compared to dogs?

For Toxascaris leonina, select the FALSE statement.

Pathogenesis caused by ascarid infections in the definitive hosts can be due to the adult stages as well as the larval stages

What is the primary reason for exercise restriction in dogs undergoing heartworm treatment?

Dogs can serve as definitive hosts for Baylisascaris procyonis and can shed eggs of this parasite in their feces

You bring your cat, Bitsy, in for a check-up and a fecal flotation is performed.  An egg, shown below, was observed in the feces.  You note that the egg has a smooth surface and isn’t pitted.  To help you diagnose this parasite, the anterior end of the worm that produced the egg is also shown below. What nematode is it?