Lesson 8c

Question 1

majority of salmonellae of veterinary importance belong to

Answer 1

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica

Question 2

main route of infection in salmonellosis

Answer 2

ingestion

Question 3

Salmonella colonize and persists in the ____ of pigs

Answer 3

tonsils

Question 4

In poultry, some serotypes such as ______ infect the ovaries

Answer 4

Salmonella enteritidis

Question 5

virulence of Salmonella serotypes relates to their ability to invade and replicate in ……….

Answer 5

epithelial cells

Question 6

long polar fimbriae which enables it to adhere to intestinal mucosae (Peyer’s patches or M cells)

Answer 6

Fimbriae

Question 7

Salmonella localize in these locations

Answer 7

1. ileum
2. caecum
3. colon
4. mesenteric lymph nodes

Question 8

etiologic agent of abortion in sheep

Answer 8

Salmonella brandenburg

Question 9

effect of salmonella thyphimurium in animal species

Answer 9

enterocolitis and septacemia

Question 10

cause enterocolitis and septacaemia in pigs

Answer 10

Salmonella choleraesuis

Question 11

cause enterocolitis and septicaemia in dogs, horses, sheep

Answer 11

Salmonella dublin

Question 12

etiologic agent of bacillary white diarrhea

Answer 12

Salmonella pullorum

Question 13

cause fowl typhoid in adult birds

Answer 13

Salmonella arizonae

Question 14

Joint ill with infection of Salmonella dublin may follow (2)

Answer 14

1. septicaemia
2. umbilical infection

Question 15

Intermittent fever, soft feces and gradual weight loss leading to emaciation are
common features of this condition

Answer 15

Enteric salmonellosis

Question 16

occur in all age groups but is most common in
calves, in neonatal foals and in pigs less than 4 months of age

Answer 16

Septicemic salmonellosis

Question 17

septicemic salmonellosis is intercurrent infection with this viral disease

Answer 17

Swine fever

Question 18

In pigs with septicemic Salmonella choleraesuis infection, there is a bluish discoloration of the ……..

Answer 18

ears and snout

Question 19

can infect the ovaries of hens and can be transmitted through eggs that may pose public health hazard

Answer 19

Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella Enteritidis

Question 20

affects young chicks and turkey poults up to 2 to 3 weeks of age with high mortality rate

Answer 20

Pullorum disease or bacillary white diarrhea

Question 21

can produce lesions in young chicks and poults similar to those of pullorum disease

Answer 21

fowl typhoid

Question 22

name given to infections of poultry by non- host-adapted salmonellae

Answer 22

paratyphoid