Medicine basics + vaccination conundrums

Question 1

What can you vaccinate pigs for?

Answer 1

• Parvovirus
• Erysipelas
• Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome
• Porcine Circovirus 2
• Leptospirosis
• Clostridium novyi

Question 2

What can piglets be vaccinated for?

Answer 2

• Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (EP)
• Porcine Circovirus 2 (PCV2)
• Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
• Haemophilus parasuis (Glassers)
• Lawsonia intracellularis
• Erysipelas
• Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP)
• Escherichia coli
• Salmonella typhimurium

Question 3

What vaccines are given to sows for passive immunity?

Answer 3

• Erysipelas
• Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome
• Porcine Circovirus 2
• Escherichia coli
• Clostridium perfringens
• Haemophilus parasuis (Glassers)
• (Atrophic rhinitis)

Question 4

What are methods of vaccine administration in pigs?

Answer 4

• Subcut
• IM
• Intradermal
• Orally
• In-water
• no topical, IV or in feed

Question 5

What vaccines tend to be given to gilts?

Answer 5

• Parvovirus
• Erysipelas
• PCV2
• E.coli
• Clostridium perfringens

Only given if evidence of problem:
* PRRS
* Leptospirosis

Sow vaccines same as gilts - given as boosters

Question 6

What can be used to restrain pigs?

Answer 6

• Snare
• Pig boards
• Environment - walkways/gates
• Crates - farrowing / free access
• Crowding
• Holding

Question 7

What are things to keep in mind with growing pigs + vaccinations?

Answer 7

• MDA interference
• Duration of protection variation
• Infection pressure vs immune protection

Question 8

What angle do you inject?

Answer 8

• SC = 45 degrees
• IM = 90 degrees

Question 9

What records is needed for 5 years?

Answer 9

• Product used & batch
• Treatment period (start & end dates)
• ID of animal
• Treatment reason
• Dose given & route
• Withdrawal period
• Clearance date
• Initials / name of person giving the medicine

Question 10

What is the main coccidiostat?

Answer 10

• Toltrazuril
• timing of treatment = critical for response

Question 11

What hormones are used in pigs?

Answer 11

• Stimulate oestrus = PG600 / GNRH analogues
• Synchronise = synthetic progestogens
• Induce farrowing = PGF2a
• Uterine contraction ./ milk let down = oxytocin

Question 12

What are benefits of NSAIDs?

Answer 12

• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-pyretic
• Analgesia