LECTURE 12: Approach to Poultry Disease

Question 1

TRUE or FALSE? High path AI effects all poultry sectors?

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What is the role of a poultry scientist?

Answer 2

Understand the basics of poultry health

Question 3

What is the role of someone is technical services?

Answer 3

Assistance and support for husbandry, communicate health problems, collecting data, samples, ect

Question 4

What are the 5 major sample types?

Answer 4

1. Blood - Serology
2. Swabs - Bacterial Isolation
3. Swabs - Molecular Testing
4. Organs - Virus Isolation
5. Organs - Histopathology

Question 5

What are different methods for serology testing?

Answer 5

ELISA, AGID, PAT, HI

Question 6

What are different methods for molecular testing?

Answer 6

PCR, Sequencing

Question 7

What is Primary vs Secondary pathogens?

Answer 7

Primary pathogen is when a bug is given to a bird and a bird gets sick. Secondary pathogen is when you have an opportunistic bug

Question 8

Morbidity =

Answer 8

Sick/unhealthy birds

Question 9

Mortality =

Answer 9

Dead birds (death rate)

Question 10

Reportable Disease =

Answer 10

must be reported to federal/state officials

Question 11

Necropsy =

Answer 11

autopsy of animals

Question 12

What are the 5 points of the systemic approach of a disease?

Answer 12

1. Nature of agent
2. Epidemiology
3. Diagnosis
4. Prevention, control, eradication