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disease:

Clinical signs: Sneezing, coughing, tear staining, blockage or inflammation of the lacrimal duct, epistaxis, decreased performance, and deformation of the upper jaw

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atrophic rhinitis

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diagnosis of atrophic rhinitis

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clinical signs and necropsy

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when specifically might necropsy show atrophic rhinitis

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slaughter checks

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four treatments for atrophic rhinitis

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Antibiotics
temporary closure of the herd (not introducing new piglets)
better ventilation
segregated early weaning

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prevention of atrophic rhinitis

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purchasing specific pathogen free piglets
vaccination

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atrophic rhinitis (deformed upper jaw)

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two bacteria of atrophic rhinits

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Bordetella bronchiseptica
Pasturella multocida

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mild atrophic rhinits (slight deviation of septum)

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severe atrophic rhinits (severe deviation of septum)

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disease:

Abortion, orchitis, lameness, spondylitis, paralysis, metritis, abscesses, and temporary or permanent sterility

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brucellosis

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how is brucellosis diagnosed in pigs

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brucellosis card test

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prevention for brucellosis

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purchase from a brucellosis free stock

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disease:

Necrohemorrhagic enteritis and hemorrhagic diarrhea (bloody diarrhea)

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Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis

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how is Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis diagnosed

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necropsy

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treatment for Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis

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ineffective after clinical signs have developed

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prevention for Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis

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vaccine

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Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis

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disease:

Dehydration, acidosis, and death

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Enteric Colibacillosis (E. Coli)

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diagnosis of E. Coli

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culture

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treatment for E. Coli

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antibiotic therapy
fluids

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three ways to prevent E. Coli

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MANAGEMENT: slotted floors, prevent chilling

vaccination

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E. coli

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disease:

Acute diarrhea, brown-black-bloody
Rapid death Late finishing-Breeding stock

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Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)

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two ways to prevent Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)

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antibiotic therapy during stress times
vaccination

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how is vaccination done for Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)

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water - oral vaccine

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Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)

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disease:

Anemia, fever, pale mucous membranes, jaundice, emaciation, staggering, paralysis, weak neonates, unthrift appearances, and reproductive failure

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Eperythrozoonosis

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what kind of organism is Eperythrozoon suis, the cause of Eperythrozoonosis

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rickettsial organism (blood born, get on blood cells)

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how is Eperythrozoonosis most commonly transmitted

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lice

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how else can Eperythrozoonosis be transmitted

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needles and surgical instruments

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how is Eperythrozoonosis diagnosed

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Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears

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treatment for Eperythrozoonosis (rickettsial organism)

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tetracyclines

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how can Eperythrozoonosis be prevented

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parasite control (lice)
clean needles and instruments

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Exudative Epidermitis

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Greasy Pig Disease

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how is Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease) spread

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carrier animals

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disease:

Reddening of the skin, erosions of the coronary band, depression, anorexia, and dark exudate, Acute death

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Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease)

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diagnosis of Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease)

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clinical signs

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treatment for exudative epidermitis (greasy pig disease)

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antibiotics

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39
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what kind of vaccine is given for greasy pig disease

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autogenous vaccine made from a culture specific to that farm

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Exudative Epidermitis (Greasy Pig disease)

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Glasser Disease

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Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis

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disease:

Fever, depression, difficult breathing, cough, anorexia, and lameness&raquo_space; heart failure

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glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)

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three ways to diagnose glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)

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history
clinical signs
culture

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treatment for glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)

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antibiotics

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what kind of vaccine can be given for Glasser Diease

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autogenous vaccine made from a culture specific to that farm

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Glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)

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47
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four clinical signs of leptospirosis in pigs

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SMEDI

stillborn
mummification
embryonic death
infertility

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what does SMEDI stand for

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Stillborn
Mummification
Embryonic Death
Infertility

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treatment for leptospirosis

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Chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline

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what kind of urine can cause leptospirosis in pigs

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wildlife/rodent urine

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three ways to prevent leptospirosis in pigs

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vaccination
rodent control
limit exposure with other pigs

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disease:

Dry cough, decreased growth rates, decreased feed efficiency, sporadic dyspnea, and lung lesions (mild clinical)

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mycoplasma pneumonia

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53
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how is mycoplasma pneumonia diagnosed

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slaughterhouse examination (slaughter check)

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treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia

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antibiotics

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55
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three ways to prevent mycoplasma pneumonia

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vaccination
ventilation
all in/all out

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what does all in/all out mean

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all animals in at the same time, no new animals straggling in

all animals out at the same time, disinfect before new animals in

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mycoplasma pneumonia

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disease:

Gradual wasting, dyspnea, diarrhea, slow growth, thick dark red patches on skin

Coinfections-PRRS, Mycoplasma, parvovirus, etc

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Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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what does PDNS stand for

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Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome

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what disease is PDNS associated with

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Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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diagnosis of Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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clinical signs and lab tests

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treatment for Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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none

supportive care and control

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prevention for Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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vaccine (core)

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what kind of management should be done if there is an outbreak of Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

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all in/all out

65
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Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)

66
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how is Pleuropneumonia (APP) transmitted

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nose to nose contact

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disease:

Cyanotic extremities, open mouth breathing , abdominal breathing (Thumps), frothy nasal discharge, anorexia, reluctance to move, fever, and acute death

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Pleuropneumonia
(APP - Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae)

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three ways to diagnose Pleuropneumonia (APP)

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clinical signs
history
lesions found at necropsy

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treatment for Pleuropneumonia (APP)

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antibiotics
depopulation - depop/repop(mass euthanasia)

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three ways to prevent Pleuropneumonia (APP)

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early segregated weaning
all in/all out
vaccine

71
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Pleuropneumonia (APP)

72
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why is pleuropneumonia abbreviated as APP

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the bacteria that causes it - Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

73
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what part of the body does streptococcal infect

74
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five concerns with strepococcal infections

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meningitis (if it gets to the brain)
arthritis (if it gets to the joints)
abortions
endocarditis (if it gets to the heart)
abscesses

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three ways to diagnose streptococcal infections

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necropsy
culture
clinical signs

76
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treatment for streptococcal infections

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antibiotics

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prevention for streptococcal infections

78
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Swine Dysentery

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Bloody scours

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how is swine dysentery (bloody scours) transmitted

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feces from:
rats
birds
dogs
flies

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disease:

Anorexia, mucoid diarrhea w/blood, dehydration, weakness, gaunt appearance, and fever

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swine dysentery (bloody scours)

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diagnosis of swine dysentery (bloody scours)

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clinical signs
necropsy

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Four ways to treat swine dysentery (bloody scours)

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antibiotics (possibly)
sanitary management
rodent control
depop/repop

83
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prevention for swine dysentery (bloody scours)

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specific pathogen free piglets

84
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colon with swine dysentery (bloody scours)

85
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Swine Erysipelas

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diamond skin disease

86
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how is Swine Erysipelas (diamond skin disease) spread

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lives in the soil for a short time
carrier pigs

87
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three forms of Swine Erysipelas (diamond skin disease)

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acute skin
Chronic arthritis
endocarditic

88
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disease:

Fever, lameness, lack of milk production, abortion, skin discoloration, and death

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swine erysipelas (diamond skin disease)

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treatment for swine erysipelas (diamond skin disease)

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antibiotics
antiserum

90
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prevention for swine erysipelas (diamond skin disease)

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vaccination

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Swine Erysipelas (Diamond Skin Disease)

92
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Hog Cholera

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Hog Swine Fever

93
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what is critical about Hog Cholera (Swine Fever)

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Reportable - US is free of hog cholera

94
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disease:

Poor reproductive performance, neurological disease, fever, decreased appetite, constipation, depression, and petechial hemorrhages

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Hog Cholera (swine fever)

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what kind of virus is porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED)

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coronavirus

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what is the mortality of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)

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95% to 100% - very high!

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what disease is porcine epidemic diarrhea similar to

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Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE)

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when did porcine epidemic diarrhea enter the us, possibly from where?

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2013
China?

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age group most effected by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)

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farrowing house

100
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disease:

vomiting
diarrhea
high mortality

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porcine epidemic diarrhea

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diagnosis for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

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PCR test from feces

102
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treatment for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

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supportive and management - not very successful! Vaccination most successful!

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Prevention for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

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vaccination

104
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disease:

asymptomatic clinical signs

parturition signs:
Mummification
abortions
stillbirth

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porcine parvovirus

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diagnosis for porcine parvovirus

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fluorescent antibody tests on mummies

106
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Prevention for porcine parvovirus

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vaccination

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what type of virus group is Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

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Arteriviridae group of viruses

108
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disease:

SMEDI, (stillborn, mummification, embryonic death, infertility) anorexia, agalactia, thumps, and pneumonia ADG loss, death

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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

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diagnosis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

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clinical signs and serology test

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treatment for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

111
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prevention for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome

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vaccination

112
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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)

113
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Pseudorabies

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Aujesky disease, mad itch

114
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what is pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch) caused by

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enveloped DNA herpesvirus

115
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four ways that pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch) is transmitted

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nose to nose
fecal oral
dogs
cats

116
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disease:

Tremors, paddling, anorexia, fever, respiratory disease, extreme itching

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pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch)

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how is pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch) diagnosed

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virus isolation and serological testing

118
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treatment for pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch)

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supportive

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prevention for pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch)

120
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what is important about pseudorabies (Aujesky disease, mad itch)

A

reportable!

Nation wide attempt to clear disease SUCCESS!!!
Free since 2003

121
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how many strains of rotavirus are there

122
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how is rotavirus transmitted

A

fecal oral

123
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rotavirus is very ______ in the environment

124
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disease:

destroy intestinal villi – profuse diarrhea, dehydration

125
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what does the necropsy of a pig with rotavirus show

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thin walled intestines

126
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how can rotavirus be diagnosed, besides necropsy

127
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treatment for rotavirus

A

none - supportive

128
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prevention for rotavirus

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vaccination - importation to expose gilts/sows during pregnancy

129
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disease:

Vesicular disease (nose and feet) milder signs than foot and mouth disease

A

Seneca valley disease

130
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what is important to differentiate with seneca valley disease

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foot and mouth disease

131
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A

Seneca Valley Disease

132
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Orthomyxovirus of the influenza A group

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swine influenza (H1N1)

133
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how is swine influenza transmitted

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respiratory

134
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when are outbreaks common with swine influenza

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fall and winter

135
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disease:

Fever, depression, difficulty breathing, anorexia, and mucus discharge of the eyes and nose

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swine influenza

136
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diagnosis of swine influenza

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clinical signs
virus isolation

137
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treatment for swine influenza

A

none

treat secondary bacterial infections
supportive care

138
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prevention for swine influenza

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vaccination

139
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what kind of virus is transmissible gastroenteritis

A

coronavirus

140
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how is transmissible gastroenteritis transmitted

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aerosol
pig to pig contact

141
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disease:

Vomiting, osmotic diarrhea, and dehydration, death (100% in pigs , 1 week old)

A

transmissible gastroenteritis

142
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treatment for transmissible gastroenteritis

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supportive and management

143
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what age group does Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) effect

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very young, 1 week old

144
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prevention for transmissible gastroenteritis

145
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three diseases cause SMEDI

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Lepto
Porcine Repro and Resp Syndrome (PRRS)
Porcine Parvo

146
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Four slaughter check diseases

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Atrophic Rhinitis
Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Lice/Mange
Roundworm

147
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two coronaviruses in pigs

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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE)

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