Infectious Disease Flashcards
disease:
Clinical signs: Sneezing, coughing, tear staining, blockage or inflammation of the lacrimal duct, epistaxis, decreased performance, and deformation of the upper jaw
atrophic rhinitis
diagnosis of atrophic rhinitis
clinical signs and necropsy
when specifically might necropsy show atrophic rhinitis
slaughter checks
four treatments for atrophic rhinitis
Antibiotics
temporary closure of the herd (not introducing new piglets)
better ventilation
segregated early weaning
prevention of atrophic rhinitis
purchasing specific pathogen free piglets
vaccination
atrophic rhinitis (deformed upper jaw)
two bacteria of atrophic rhinits
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Pasturella multocida
mild atrophic rhinits (slight deviation of septum)
severe atrophic rhinits (severe deviation of septum)
disease:
Abortion, orchitis, lameness, spondylitis, paralysis, metritis, abscesses, and temporary or permanent sterility
brucellosis
how is brucellosis diagnosed in pigs
brucellosis card test
prevention for brucellosis
purchase from a brucellosis free stock
disease:
Necrohemorrhagic enteritis and hemorrhagic diarrhea (bloody diarrhea)
Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis
how is Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis diagnosed
necropsy
treatment for Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis
ineffective after clinical signs have developed
prevention for Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis
vaccine
Clostridium Perfringens Type C Enteritis
disease:
Dehydration, acidosis, and death
Enteric Colibacillosis (E. Coli)
diagnosis of E. Coli
culture
treatment for E. Coli
antibiotic therapy
fluids
three ways to prevent E. Coli
MANAGEMENT: slotted floors, prevent chilling
vaccination
E. coli
disease:
Acute diarrhea, brown-black-bloody
Rapid death Late finishing-Breeding stock
Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)
two ways to prevent Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)
antibiotic therapy during stress times
vaccination
how is vaccination done for Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)
water - oral vaccine
Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)
disease:
Anemia, fever, pale mucous membranes, jaundice, emaciation, staggering, paralysis, weak neonates, unthrift appearances, and reproductive failure
Eperythrozoonosis
what kind of organism is Eperythrozoon suis, the cause of Eperythrozoonosis
rickettsial organism (blood born, get on blood cells)
how is Eperythrozoonosis most commonly transmitted
lice
how else can Eperythrozoonosis be transmitted
needles and surgical instruments
how is Eperythrozoonosis diagnosed
Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears
treatment for Eperythrozoonosis (rickettsial organism)
tetracyclines
how can Eperythrozoonosis be prevented
parasite control (lice)
clean needles and instruments
Exudative Epidermitis
Greasy Pig Disease
how is Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease) spread
carrier animals
disease:
Reddening of the skin, erosions of the coronary band, depression, anorexia, and dark exudate, Acute death
Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease)
diagnosis of Exudative Epidermitis (greasy pig disease)
clinical signs
treatment for exudative epidermitis (greasy pig disease)
antibiotics
what kind of vaccine is given for greasy pig disease
autogenous vaccine made from a culture specific to that farm
Exudative Epidermitis (Greasy Pig disease)
Glasser Disease
Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis
disease:
Fever, depression, difficult breathing, cough, anorexia, and lameness»_space; heart failure
glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)
three ways to diagnose glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)
history
clinical signs
culture
treatment for glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)
antibiotics
what kind of vaccine can be given for Glasser Diease
autogenous vaccine made from a culture specific to that farm
Glasser disease (Infectious polyarthritis /polyserositis)
four clinical signs of leptospirosis in pigs
SMEDI
stillborn
mummification
embryonic death
infertility
what does SMEDI stand for
Stillborn
Mummification
Embryonic Death
Infertility
treatment for leptospirosis
Chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline
what kind of urine can cause leptospirosis in pigs
wildlife/rodent urine
three ways to prevent leptospirosis in pigs
vaccination
rodent control
limit exposure with other pigs
disease:
Dry cough, decreased growth rates, decreased feed efficiency, sporadic dyspnea, and lung lesions (mild clinical)
mycoplasma pneumonia
how is mycoplasma pneumonia diagnosed
slaughterhouse examination (slaughter check)
treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia
antibiotics
three ways to prevent mycoplasma pneumonia
vaccination
ventilation
all in/all out
what does all in/all out mean
all animals in at the same time, no new animals straggling in
all animals out at the same time, disinfect before new animals in
mycoplasma pneumonia
disease:
Gradual wasting, dyspnea, diarrhea, slow growth, thick dark red patches on skin
Coinfections-PRRS, Mycoplasma, parvovirus, etc
Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD)