Pigs (clinical) Flashcards
How much weight would you expect a pig to grow in its 1st 3w?
300% BW
How heavy should a piglet be at birth to maximise chance of survival?
1.3kg
What is the largest cause of mortality in piglets?
Laid on by mother
What are 2 protocols for GA?
Azaperone & Ketamine
Xylazine/Butorphanol & Ketamine
Which drug can be used to induce farrowing?
PGF2a
What interval between piglets being born is suggestive of dystocia?
> 30m
How is MMA syndrome treated?
Steroid
Oxytocin
Pen/Strep
What are the 3 viral causes of scour in piglets?
Rotavirus, PED/TGE, PRRS
What are the 2 bacterial causes of scour in piglets?
E coli
C perfringens
What are the 3 parasitic causes of scour in piglets?
Isospora suis
Cryptosporidium
Strongyloides
Which class of infectious agents cause a profuse watery scour with SI villous atrophy, 2e infection and mortality due to dehydration?
Viruses
Which virus causes PED/TGE? What is a distinctive sign with this Dz?
Coronavirus
Vomiting
Which Dz causes D+ alongside bruising and conjunctivitis?
PRRS
Which pathogen causes a sudden death with acute haemorrhagic enteritis? Tx?
Clostridium Perfringens Type C
Penicillin - PREVENT w/vaccine
Which pathogen causes a pasty scour and poor growth?
C perfringens type A.
Which pathogen causes a pasty yellow scour fro 10-21d that is unresponsive to Tx?
Coccidiosis i.e. Isospora
Toltazuril only Tx!
Which 3 pathogens are responsible for meningitis in piglets?
Strep suis
E coli
Haemophilus parasuis
What is the best Tx for piglet meningitis?
Steroids and systemic ABs + HYDRATE
What is the target weaning weight in the UK?
7kg (@28d)
What are the 2 most common gut infections in weaner pigs?
E coli
Salmonella
How is post-weaning E coli treated?
aparamycin
neomycin
+water & ZnO
water acidification
Which salmonella subspp of weaners present a zoonotic risk?
S typhimurium
Which pathogen causes oedema Dz?
E coli
Which pathogen causes meningitis at weaning age? Tx?
Strep Suis Type 2
Penicillin/florfenicol
Anti-inflammatories
Warm & quiet