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Notifiable Diseases and Welfare Flashcards

1
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List the notifiable VESICULAR diseases of pigs - 5

A
  1. FMD
  2. SVD
  3. Vesicular Stomatitis
  4. Vesicular Exanthema
  5. Seneca valley A virus
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List the notifiable HAEMORRHAGIC diseases of pigs - 2

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  1. Classical Swine Fever

2. African Swine Fever

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List the other notifiable diseases of pigs that do not fall into the vesicular or haemorrhagic categories - 7

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  1. Teschen disease
  2. PED / TGE
  3. Aujeszky’s disease
  4. Brucella suis
  5. Anthrax
  6. PRRS
  7. Rabies
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4
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Which notifiable disease is no longer notifiable in the UK?

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PRRS

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5
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What is Teschen Disease?

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Polioenchephalomyelitis caused by an enterovirus

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What causes TGE / PED?

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Coronavirus

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7
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What is Aujeszky’s Disease?

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‘pseudorabies / mad itch’ caused by herpesvirus

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8
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What causes FMD?

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Picornavirus

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9
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Which animals are affected by FMD?

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cloven-hoofed livestock and some wild-life spp

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10
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What are the three main way that FMD could be transmitted to pigs?

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Swill feeding pigs
Meat products given to pigs
AI with contaminated semen

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What are the main Sx of FMD in pigs?

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Pyrexia
Lameness
Vesicles on the feet, snout and tongue
Abortion
Sudden death
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12
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What causes African Swine fever?

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DNA virus

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13
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How is African Swine fever transmitted?

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direct or indirect via ornithodorus ticks

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14
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What is the natural terminal host for ASF?

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warthogs

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15
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What are the main Sx of ASF in pigs?

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sudden death
pyrexia > 41 degrees
incoordination
V+ / D+
Resp. sx
conjunctivitis
abortion
cyanosis of extremities 
lameness
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16
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What causes classical swine fever?

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pestivirus

17
Q

What is classical swine fever?

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a viral infection affecting pigs

18
Q

What is another name for CSF?

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hog cholera

19
Q

What are the main Sx of CSF in pigs?

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pyrexia
anorexia
weakness
conjunctivitis
V+ / D+
cyanosis
20
Q

What procedures are classed as mutations in the UK?

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Teeth clipping
Tail docking
Ear notching
Castration

21
Q

In which breed of pig is ear notching considered part of the breed standard?

A

Berkshire pig

22
Q

In which breed of pig is castration a requirement for all non-breeding males?

23
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What are the three legal forms of euthanasia for piglets in the UK?

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Blunt trauma if < 5kg
Turkey stunner
Barbiturate injection

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