Pigs Flashcards
What is the preferred environmental temp for newborn piglets?
80-90 degrees F
What is the preferred environmental temp for mature sows or boars?
60-75 degrees F
What is the ideal weight gain per day in production swine?
1.7 lbs/day
What is the most important diagnostic resource for swine diseases?
Necropsy
What is the three site production system for big swine producers?
Site 1: Breeding/gestation/farrowing
Site 2: Nursery for 3 week old pigs until about 50 lbs
Site 3: Grower/finisher
What neurological disease in pigs less than 4 weeks of age can cause ataxia, seizures, opisthotonus and sudden death ?
Pseudorabies
What should you do if you suspect a pig has pseudorabies or classical swine fever?
Contact state veterinarian
What neurological disease in pigs can affect multiple body systems and causes a fever?
Classical Swine Fever aka Hog Cholera
How is pseudorabies in pigs diagnosed?
Virus identification via FA, isolation or histopathology
A nursing pig presents with paddling, incoordination and is febrile and you know you must use antibiotics to treat it, what disease is this?
Strep. Suis
What is glasser’s disease?
It is caused by Haemophilus parasuis, which infects 3 week to 4 month old pigs causing fibrinous polyserositis, fevers, and sudden death.
What is edema disease in pigs?
It is caused by E coli with shiga-like toxin that can lead to mesocolonic edema on necropsy
What are the clinical signs of edema disease?
Abnormal squeal, ataxia, and lateral recumbency with paddling in 1-3 weeks post-weaning
This neurological disease in pigs is characterized by eosinophilic meningitis on necropsy, what is it?
Salt poisoning caused by water deprivation
A group of feeder pigs presents with sudden hind end paresis and you think it may have something to do with their feed. What is the disease?
Selenium toxicosis
Which porcine skin diseases all present with clinical signs similar to vesicular stomatitis?
- Food and mouth disease
- Swine vesicular disease
- Swine vesicular exanthema
- Seneca Valley Virus
Which porcine skin diseases can affect pigs of all ages?
- Vesicular stomatitis
- Foot and mouth disease
- Seneca Valley Virus
- Swine vesicular disease
- Swine vesicular exanthema
- Pediculosis
- Parakeratosis
- Sunburn/photosensitization
- Insect hypersensitivities
- Septicemias like salmonellosis
Which porcine skin diseases only affects suckling pigs (1-3 weeks)?
- Swine pox
- Greasy pig disease
- Skin necrosis
Which porcine skin diseases usually only affect weaners and feeders?
- Sarcoptic mange
- Tail biting
- Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome
A young, 2 month old white weaner presents with coalescing red circular-oval plaques mainly on the abdomen ( ventrum) that are non-pruritic. The pigs are non-febrile and they seem to recover spontaneously, what disease is this?
Pityriasis rosea-porcine juvenile pustular psoriasiform dermatitis
What is the main difference between porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome, and porcine juvenile pustular psoriasiform dermatitis?
The pigs that have porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome will be sick and febrile and many will die while pigs with porcine juvenile pustular psoriasiform dermatitis are not febrile and recover spontaneously.
Which porcine skin disease would you need a biopsy/histopath to diagnose?
- Swine pox
- Pityriasis rosea
- Dermatosis vegetans
- Cutaneous melanomas
- Sunburn, photosenitization
- Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome
- Greasy pig disease ( culture more important)
Which porcine skin disease would you need to do a culture to diagnose?
- Greasy pig disease
- Erysipelas
- Septicemias like salmonellosis
How would you diagnose ringworm or sarcoptic mange in a pig?
Skin scraping