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15 Cards in this Set
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Porcine Respiratory & Reproductive Syndrome "PRRS"
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virus; transferred by close contact
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premature births; stillborn mummies; weak piglets; poor conception rates
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Erysipelas
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bacteria found in the tonsils
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diamond skin lesions; sudden death; arthritis; heart valve lesions; abortions; purplish tails
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Swine Influenza
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virus, severe respiratory disease often after co-mingling
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labored breathing, open mouth breathing, barking cough
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Anemia
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nutritional, lack of iron
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pale skin & mucous membranes unthrifty; labored breathing
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Atrophic Rhinitis
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bacteria, inflammation of mucous membranes of nose; wasting away of these bones
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sneezing, sniffling, snorting, coughing, clear to yellow discharge
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Pseudorabies, "Azyeszkys disease"
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virus
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usually asymptomatic; abortion; can cause coughing, sneezing, fever, constipation, depression, seizures, ataxia, circling, and excess salivation
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Circovirus, Porcine Circovirus Disease "PCVD"
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virus
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increased mortality, poor growth, and weight loss, progressing to the level of severe thinning and weakness between 5 to 14 weeks of age; not all infected animals show symptoms
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Actinobacillus Pleuropneumonia, "App"
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bacteria
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sudden death of healthy swine following stress, fatal
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Exudative Epidermitis "Greasy Pig Disease"
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staph bacteria
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skin sores ooze greasy fluid, produces toxins which are absorbed into the body damaging the liver and kidneys
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Haemophilus parasuis, "Glasser's Disease"
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bacteria
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2-16 wk old pigs, panting respirations, swollen jts; tremors
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Ileitis
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bacteria in cells of intestinal tract wall
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chronic diarrhea
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Leptospirosis
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spread by contact with urine of sick/carrier animals and rats
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abortions, stillbirths mummies, weak pigs, decreased litter size
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Mycoplasma Pneumonia
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bacteria
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dry cough, very uneven growth in group of pigs
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Parvovirus
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virus
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reproductive failure, prim in gilts/1st litter; infertility, mummies stillborn
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TGE, "transmissable gastroenteritis"
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viral carried by birds
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vomiting, diarrhea, 100% fatal in pigs less than 2 wks old
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