Fucking Chickens Flashcards by Emma Mortensen | Brainscape

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Which respiratory disease of chickens has pathognomonic signs?

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Fowlpox

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What acronym does one follow when looking at poultry houses, and what does it stand for?

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Food
Litter
Lighting
Air quality
Water
Sanitation

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What should the ammonia level be in a poultry house?

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What are the two most important cardiac diseases in chickens?

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Sudden Death Syndrome

Ascites

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What is sudden death syndrome?

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Also called “flipover”
Unknown cause
70% affected are male

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What is ascites?

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Fluid in abdomen
DT inadequate supplies of oxygen
High altitude important

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What are the six major viral diseases of poultry?

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Avian influenza
Newcastle disease
Avian rhinotracheitis
Avian infectious bronchitis
Avian infectious laryngotracheitis
Avian fowlpox

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Key points of Avian influenza? (6)

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Orthomyxovirus
Low pathogenic form much more common than high pathogenic
Zoonotic
Reportable
Fecal-oral

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Why is avian influenza such a big deal?

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Zoonotic with high mortality for people

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Key points of Newcastle disease? (6)

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Paramyxovirus
Zoonotic - conjunctivitis
Velogenic viscerotropic - chickens bad, psittacines ok
Neurotropic velogenic - acute and fatal
Mesogenic - mortality and nervous signs in adults
Lentogenic - mild disease

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Key points of avian rhinotracheitis? (4)

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Paramyxovirus
Rapid transmission via fomites
Appetite decrease, voice loss, ocular and nasal discharge, egg production drop, thin-shelled eggs
Reportable

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Key points of infectious bronchitis? (3)

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Coronavirus
Most common resp dz of chickens
Some strains nephropathogenic

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Key points of infectious laryngotracheitis? (3)

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Herpesvirus
Highly contagious
Dyspnea, coughing, rales, lacrimation, tracheitis

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Key points of fowlpox? (2)

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Diphtheritic form in GI and upper resp

Pathognomonic scabby-wabs

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Seven major bacterial pathogens of poultry?

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Chlamydiosis
Infectious coryza
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Mycoplasma synoviae
Mycoplasma meleagridis
Mycoplasma iowae
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale

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Key points of chlamydiosis? (5)

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Obligate intracellular
Rarely causes clinical signs in avian hosts
Watery droppings, weight loss, dehydration, ruffled feathers
Zoonotic
Reportable

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Key points of infectious coryza? (3)

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Avibacterium paragallinarum
Only in chickens
Nasal discharge, sneezing, swelling of face under eyes

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Key points of Mycoplasma gallisepticum? (4)

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Most pathogenic avian mycoplasma
Chickens - resp dz
Turkeys - sinusitis (more severe)
Reportable

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Key points of Mycoplasma synoviae? (3)

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Tendonitis and bursitis
Usually a subclinical URT infection
Reportable

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Key points of Mycoplasma meleagridis? (2)

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Egg transmitted disease of turkeys

Airsacculitis

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Key points of Mycoplasma iowae? (2)

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Air sac lesions

Reduced turkey hatchability

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Key points of ornithobacterium rhinotracheale? (2)

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Gr -

Congested/hemorrhagic ovaries

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Key points of aspergillosis? (7)

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It is a hygiene issue
Brooder pneumonia (dyspnea, hyperpnea)
Nervous system involvement
Inappetence
Increased thirst
Encephalitic form: turkeys
Ocular: turkeys/chickens

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Key points of gape worm?

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Syngamus trachea
Worldwide
Transferred in earthworms, slugs, snails
Gaping, dyspnea, head shaking, inappetence

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What are the seven reportable respiratory diseases?

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Avian influenza (high and low pathogenicity)
Newcastle disease
Turkey rhinotracheitis
Avian infectious bronchitis
Avian infectious larygotracheitis
Mycoplasmosis (gallisepticum and synoviae)
Avian chlamydiosis