Fowl cholera Flashcards
Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella multocida A, D and F strains
True
Fowl cholera can occur is ducks and geese
True
The agent of fowl cholera can survive in water for a few days
True
Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella gallinarum
False
The mortality of fowl cholera is low
False
Arthritis is a clinical sign of fowl cholera
True
The resistance of the agent of fowl cholera is low
True
Fowl cholera occurs mainly in the winter in Europe
False
Pasteurella multocida strains with lower virulence can cause chronic fowl cholera
True
The most severe form of fowl cholera occurs in day-old birds
False
Waterfowl is more susceptible to fowl cholera than hens
True
Focal inflammation and necrosis in the liver is a common postmortem lesion on of fowl cholera
True
Wild birds can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd
True
Fowl cholera has an exponential mortality rate
True
Fowl cholera is a generalized disease it causes septicaemia
True
Animals recovered after fowl cholera remain bacterium carriers
True
The dermonecrotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical sign of fowl cholera
True
Vaccine for the prevention of fowl cholera provide type specific protection
True
The agent of fowl cholera is an obligate pathogenic bacterium
False
Antibiotics cannot be used for the treatment of fowl cholera
False
Human can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd
True
Per os antibiotic treatment must be used in the case of fowl cholera
True
Nasal discharge and conjunctivitis are clinical signs of fowl cholera
True
The morbidity of fowl cholera is high
True
The exotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera
False
Inflammation of the wattle is a clinical sign of acute fowl cholera
False
The endotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera
True
Europe is free from fowl cholera
False
Haemorrhagic diarrhoea is a clinical sign of fowl cholera
True
Fowl Cholera can occur in ducks and geese
True
Fowl cholera is always an acute disease
False
Feather pecking or force feeding can predispose animals to fowl cholera
True