Farm 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Cause of botulism
A
Clostridium botulinum.
Toxin causing nerve paralysis - farm spreads broiler waste on pasture or come into contact with carcase material
2
Q
What substance in fertiliser causes hypoMg (grass staggers)?
A
High K and ammonium fertiliser
3
Q
Disease that results in systemic disease with enlarged lymph nodes, especially the inguinal nodes and immunosuppression predisposing affected pigs to secondary diseases.
A
PCV-2 associated enteritis
