Pigs

Question 1

What are pigs vaccinated against 2-4 week pre-breeding to protect the pregnancy? (Give 3)

Answer 1

Erysipelas, Porcine parvovirus, porcine leptospirosis

Question 2

What are pigs vaccinated against 3-5 weeks pre-farrowing to protect piglets? (Give 3)

Answer 2

E.coli, C.perfringens, Rotavirus

Question 3

What are piglets vaccinated against at age 3-5 weeks?

Answer 3

PCV2, M.Hyopneumoniae, H.Parasius, E.Coli

Question 4

What are piglets vaccinated at 10-12 weeks old?

Answer 4

Erysipelas, Swine Flu, ileitis, salmonella

Question 5

Where can you take a blood sample from a pig?

Answer 5

Jugular vein or vena cava

Question 6

Where can you do IV injection in pig?

Answer 6

Auricular vein

Question 7

What causes mange in pigs and how do we treat?

Answer 7

Sarcoptes scabi
Avermectin

Question 8

What organism causes greasy pig disease? How do we treat?

Answer 8

Steph Hyicus
Injectable penicillin or cholorhexidine dip

Question 9

Swine pox virus only infect pigs under ….. old

Answer 9

4 months

Question 10

How is swine pox transmitted?

Answer 10

Lice (don’t need to treat, just control lice)

Question 11

What is swine erysipilius also known as? Treatment?

Answer 11

Diamond skin lesions (pathognominic)
Penicillin and can vaccinate (also general hygiene)

Question 12

Which porcine skin condition does not require treatment as will spontaneously regress?

Answer 12

Pityriasis rosea

Question 13

What doesPDNS stand for? Where on body does it usually impact?

Answer 13

Porcine dermatitis nephropthy syndrome
Back of legs

Question 14

Which skin disease is not prutiic?

Answer 14

Greasy pig disease

Question 15

With erysipilus, what is another general sign of disease?

Answer 15

Arthritis

Question 16

Which vaccine can reduce occurrence of PDNS?

Answer 16

PCV-2

Question 17

Are pigs seasonally estrus?

Answer 17

No, polyestrus all year round

Question 18

Are pigs seasonally estrus?

Answer 18

No, polyestrus all year round

Question 19

How long is pig oestrus cycle?

Answer 19

21 days

Question 20

What is a cause of seasonal anoestrus in pigs?

Answer 20

Heat stress

Question 21

2 causes of gastric ulcers in pigs?

Answer 21

Stress, finely ground feed.
Pneumonia can cause due to making pigs go off feed

Question 22

Most common cause of diarrhoea in pigs under 5 days old? Clinical signs?

Answer 22

E coli
Clear watery/pasty diarrhoea
Dehydration
Death loss in very young

Question 23

How can we reduce the risk of e.coli?

Answer 23

Hygiene
Vaccinate sows pre-farrow

Question 24

Which antibiotics can be used for e.coli?

Answer 24

Gentamycin
Ceftiofur
Amplicillin
Tetracycline

Question 25

What season does TGE occur? What age is morbidity and mortality high?

Answer 25

Winter <2weeks

Question 26

Sign of TGE on necropsy?

Answer 26

Undigested milk in small intestine

Question 27

What animals are carriers of TGE?

Answer 27

Birds and dogs

Question 28

What is causative agent of coccidiosis?

Answer 28

Isopoda suis

Question 29

Clinical signs of coccidiosis?

Answer 29

Diarrhoea and dehydration

Question 30

What would you see on necropsy for coccidiosis?

Answer 30

Necrotic enteritis

Question 31

How do we treat swine dysentery?

Answer 31

Lincomycin

Question 32

Main distinguishing sign of lawsonia intracellirlaris?

Answer 32

Anemia as well as diarrhoea

Question 33

At what age does the shipworm trichuis suis occur?

Answer 33

2-6months age

Question 34

What is pathognomonic sign of classic swine fever on PM?

Answer 34

Splenic infarct

Question 35

Erysipelas causes what 3 things?

Answer 35

Abortion Diamond lesions Lameness Sepsis Valvular endocarditis

Question 36

How do we treat erysipelas? 2 ways to prevent?

Answer 36

Penicillin Sanitation and vaccination (pre-breed gilts)

Question 37

What agent causes glasses?

Answer 37

Haemophilus parasuis

Question 38

Glassers is linked to ………….. and causes ………………

Answer 38

Stress Sudden death

Question 39

What salmonella strain is zoonotic in pigs?

Answer 39

Typherium

Question 40

What can salmonella cause in the rectum? And ears?

Answer 40

Stricture Necrosis and blackness of ear tips

Question 41

How to we treat salmonella in pigs?

Answer 41

Neomycin in feed/water Cefitiofur in individuals

Question 42

5 CS of PRRS?

Answer 42

Lethargy, fever, anorexia, resp distress, cyanosis of ears, secondary pneumonia, increased abortion/stillbirth

Question 43

PCVAD can be prevented by …………..

Answer 43

Vaccines

Question 44

What 3 things must be confirmed before diagnosing PCVAD?

Answer 44

Lymphoid depletion High amount PCV2 antigen Double mortality of herd

Question 45

PSEUDORABIES is also known as…..

Answer 45

Aujeszkys disease

Question 46

What does pseudorabies cause in adults?

Answer 46

Abortions, otherwise no other clinical signs

Question 47

How is pseudorabies dealt with?

Answer 47

Depopulation