11-Herd Health Examination Flashcards
Examine monthly reproductive records for
____ months. Determine which
parameters are below target and conduct
a more thorough investigation of factors
that affect these parameters. Alter target
values for all parameters as the production
unit changes over time.
at least 12 months
Factors to ask when in herd visits (10)
feed
temperature
farrowing performance
mortalities
medications and immunizations
disease outbreak
disease affecting pigs in litter
“walk through” the barns
biosecurity
blood sampling
Diseases Affecting Respiratory
System (7)
Atrophic Rhinitis
Swine Influenza
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
Pseudorabies
Porcine Circovirus-2
Actinobacillus Pleuropneumonia (APP)
Mycoplasmal Pneumonia
can cause interstitial pneumonia with giant
cells
Porcine Circovirus-2 (PCV-2)
Cause: Toxigenic Pasteurella multocida
Atrophic Rhinitis
Cause: Orthomyxovirus
Swine Influenza
Cause: PRRS virus, arterivirus
Porcine Reproductive and
Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Cause: Circovirus Type 2
Porcine Circovirus-2 (PCV-2)
Cause: Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia
Actinobacillus Pleuropneumonia (APP)
Cause: Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Mycoplasmal Pneumonia
Cause: Herpesvirus Type 1
Pseudorabies Virus (PRV)
Cause: Haemophilus parasuis
Glasser’s Disease
Cause: Salmonella cholerasuis
Septicemic Salmonellosis
Cause: Erysipelotrix rhusiopathiae
Swine Erysipelas
Cause: Porcine pestivirus
Hog Cholera