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26 Cards in this Set
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What are the respiratory diseases that cause sneezing in pigs?
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Cytomegalovirus
PRRS Swine influenza Environment Atrophic Rhinitis Pseudorabies |
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What are the respiratory diseases you see in weaned pigs?
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Atrophic rhinitis (sneeze)
Pleuropneumonia Enzootic pneumonia |
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What age does cytomegalovirus effect?
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Suckling pigs
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What clinical signs does inclusion body rhinitis cause (cytomegalovirus)?
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Sneezing
Snuffling Mouth breathing |
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What is the Dx/Tx of Inclusion body rhinitis?
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NIB nasal smears
No tx needed |
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What is the causative agent of Atrophic rhinitis?
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B. bronchoseptica (non-progressive)
P. multocida (progressive) |
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What are clinical signs of atrophic rhinitis?
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Sneezing
Snorting Nasal discharge Poor ADG- Economic importance |
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How do you Dx Atrophic rhinitis?
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Slaughter inspection (scrolls at PM1/PM2) undeviated septum
Vaccination important |
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What are the age groups that are affected by Enzootic pneumonia (PRDC)?
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>1mo
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What is the causative agent of Enzootic pneumonia?
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
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What are the clinical signs of Enzootic pneumonia?
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Persistent COUGH
Decreased ADG Fish fleshed AV lung |
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What is the lung distribution of Pneumonia pasteurellosis?
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Suppurative bronchopneumonia
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What is the age group affected by swine influenza?
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all ages
High morbidity Low mortality |
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What are the clinical signs of swine influenza?
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High fever
Sneezing Moist cough Dyspnea Conjunctivitis Anorexia |
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How do you diagnose swine influenza?
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Diffuse interstitial pneumonia
Demonstrate viral antigen |
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What is the causative agent of PRRS?
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Arterivirus (persistent infection, genomic instability)
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What is the epidemiology of PRRS?
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High pre-weaning/ nursery mortality
Airborne transmission Poor growth/Repro performance |
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What are the clinical signs of PRRS?
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Coughing
Sneezing Abnormal Respiration Sows: late term Abortion Increased mummies weak babies Pyrexia Anorexia |
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How do you diagnose PRRS in a sow/neonate?
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Rising titer
PCR on LUNG, Tonsil Demonstrate viral antigen Interstitial pneumonia, lymphadenopathy PCR of fetal fluid, thymus, liver from piglets- TEST AT LEAST 1/2 OF THE LITTER! |
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How is PRRS spread?
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BY ANYTHING! air, iatrogenic, urine, nasal, fecal, transplacenta
VACCINATE! |
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How do you treat Enzootic Pneumonia?
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Antibiotic treatment, but NOT PENICILLIN!! (NO CELL WALL!)
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What is the causative agent of pleuropneumonia?
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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
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What are the clinical signs of Pleuropneumonia?
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PYREXIA
MOUTH BREATHING Foamy blood stained oro-nasal discharge Peripheral cyanosis COUGH in chronic cases |
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How do you diagnose Pleuropneumonia?
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Fibrinohemorrhagic pleuropneumonia culture (like shipping fever of pigs)
Tx: with Antibiotics for acute outbreaks, VACCINATE |
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What is the causative agent of Fumoninsin toxicosis?
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Fusarium moniliforme
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What are the clinical signs of Fumonisin toxicosis?
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HYDROTHORAX
PULMONARY EDEMA Test feed for mycotoxin |
