Duck Viral Enteritis/Duck Plaque and Pigeon Herpesvirus Flashcards
Conjunctivitis is a frequent sign of duck viral enteritis
True
Only sporadic clinical cases of duck viral enteritis are seen in an affected flock
False
Mallards may transmit the duck enteritis virus to domestic ducks kept on lakes
True
Liver dystrophy is a frequent lesion of duck viral enteritis (duck plaque)
True
Wild ducks may be persistently infected with duck plaque (duck enteritis) virus
True
Duck plaque virus may be shed life long by animals recovered from the disease
True
Duck plaque (viral enteritis) can’t cause high mortality without secondary bacterial infection
False
Duck plaque and duck viral enteritis are two names of the same disease
True
Duck viral enteritis is seldom fatal
False
Treatment is the most effective control method for duck viral enteritis
False
Duck plague is more sever in wild birds than in domestic ducks
False
Duck plague virus damages blood vessel endothelium
True
Duck plague only affects young ducklings
False
Duck plague is only seen in day old ducklings
False
Duck viral enteritis is usually mild, osmotic diarrhoea
False
Duck plague infects exclusively domestic and wild ducks
False
Antibiotic treatment is the most effective control method for Duck Viral Enteritis
False
Duck plague infects exclusively domestic and wild ducks
False
Beak deformity is a typical sign of Duck Plague
False
Muscovy duck are resistant to the Duck Viral Enteritis
False
Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis cause high mortality in all ages
False
Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis clinical signs in young ducks are only seen in birds up to 4 weeks of age
False
Vaccines containing a live attenuated strain can be used for prevention against Duck Plague
True
Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis vaccination is not needed as clinical signs are mild
False
Duck Plague virus can “settle” in wild ducks
True
Duck Plague is an outbreak of Avian influenza in ducks, with a host-adapted version of the virus
False
Duck Plague only causes hepatitis in young ducks
False
Duck Plague only causes disease in ducks and geese
False
Duck Plague virus causes high mortality in both old and young birds
False
Duck Plague also affects geese
True
Duck Plague is a disease of young ducks only
False
Duck Viral Enteritis can affect all age groups
True
Depression, respiratory signs and bloody diarrhoea are main signs of Duck Plague
True
In most cases the Duck Plague disease remain symptomless
False
Duck Plague is more severe in wild birds than domestic ducks
False
Conjunctivitis is a frequent sign of Duck Plague
True
Pigeon herpesvirus mainly causes encephalitis in adult pigeons
False
Pigeon herpesvirus infections usually result a haemorrhagic deadly disease
False
Pigeon herpesvirus is characterised by focal necrosis in the liver in pigeons
True
Pigeon herpesvirus kills mostly day old pigeons
False
Pigeon herpesvirus infection causes feather development problems
False
Pigeon herpesvirus infections mainly affect young pigeons
True
Pigeon herpesvirus mainly causes encephalitis in adult pigeons
False
Pigeon herpesvirus infection is frequently combined with adenovirus and circovirus infection
True?
Pigeon herpesvirus may cause respiratory disease in young pigeons
True
Pigeon herpesvirus causes conjunctivitis, rhinitis, pharyngitis and diarrhoea in the acute stage
True
Pigeon herpesvirus infection is related to Marek’s disease
True
Pigeon herpesvirus has the highest mortality in day-old pigeons
False
Diarrhoea and nasal discharge are common in Pigeon herpesvirus infections
True