Porcine Flashcards
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Which of these diseases affect a large number of pigs for an indefinite time
Swine infl
Classical swine fever
Porcine circovirus
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
Mycoplasma pnuemonia
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Atrophic rhinitis affects which age group of pigs
3 to 6weeks
What are the two forms of AR(Atrophic Rhinitis)
Non progressive AR
Progressive AR
What is the major cause of AR
Bordetella bronchiseptica
What are the clinical signs of AR
Sneezing, coughing, atrophy of turbinates, nasal hemorrhages
What causes permanent turbinates atrophy
Pasteurella multocida type D
Which of the two forms acute or chronic do you find the snout of the pig laterally deviated or deformed
Chronic
What is the cause of AR
B. Bronchiseptica
Toxigenic pasteurella multocida
Management:ventilation, sanitation. Overstocking
Diagnosis of AR
Bacterial culture/pcr swab
C Signs pathognomic
Herd monitoring :Atrophy score
What do you understand by atrophy score
Measuring the atrophied turbinates from level of premolar 2 from 7 to 9months of age
Is there any Rx for AR
None, only prevent or control
What control methods are used for AR
Vaccination of sows before farrowing
Management ; ventilation, stocking density, decrease dust in feed
Chemo prophylaxis to sows before farrowing, to newborns and newly weaned
What is the causative agent of erysipelas
E rhusiopathy
What are the C signs of erysipelas
Acute vs chronic
What are the manifestation of the acute form
Sudden death, fever, rhomboid urticaria, arbotion, lameness
