PQS - E.coli in swine

Question 1

Oedema disease of weaned piglets is caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli strains

Answer 1

F

Question 2

High fever is a typical clinical sign of coli diarrhoea of new-born piglets.

Answer 2

F

Question 3

Verotoxigenic strains are responsible for oedema disease.

Answer 3

T

Question 4

E. coli strains that cause coli-diarrhoea of new-born piglets have F17 fimbrial antigens

Answer 4

F

Question 5

Oedema disease generally occurs 1-2 weeks after weaning.

Answer 5

T

Question 6

Weaning is a predisposing factor of oedema disease

Answer 6

T

Question 7

Neonatal coli diarrhoea of piglets is seen typically in 1-10-day-old animals

Answer 7

T

Question 8

Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains cause neonatal coli diarrhoea of pigs

Answer 8

F

Question 9

Verotoxigenic E.coli strains can cause disease in 2-8-day-old piglets

Answer 9

F

Question 10

Coli diarrhoea of new-born piglets is caused by fimbriated Escherichia coli strains

Answer 10

T

Question 11

Coli-diarrhoea of new-born piglets are caused by enteroinvasive E.coli strains

Answer 11

F

Question 12

Pigs with neonatal coli diarrhoea have to be treated per os with antibiotics

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Enterotoxins are responsible for the clinical signs and lesions of oedema disease

Answer 13

F

Question 14

Inflammations of the large intestine is a post mortem lesion of coli diarrhoea of neonatal piglets

Answer 14

F

Question 15

animals showing clinical signs of oedema disease are recommended to be treated with penicillin:

Answer 15

F

Question 16

enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains are responsible for oedema disease

Answer 16

F

Question 17

per os antibiotics are recommended for the treatment of neonatal coli diarrhoea

Answer 17

T

Question 18

There is widespread vaccination for the prevention of oedema disease:

Answer 18

F

Question 19

in case of coli-diarrhoea of weaned piglets it is advisable to reduce the amount of feed

Answer 19

T

Question 20

neonatal coli diarrhoea is more frequent in piglets of first farrowing gilts

Answer 20

T

Question 21

diarrhoea with yellowish faeces is a characteristic clinical sign of oedema diseases of weaned
piglets:

Answer 21

F

Question 22

Oedema disease is caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains

Answer 22

F

Question 23

In case of coli diarrhoea of new-born piglets, septicaemia is frequent:

Answer 23

F

Question 24

Vero-toxins produced by E. coli strains cause diarrhoea in pigs

Answer 24

F

Question 25

Coli diarrhea of new-born piglets is caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Answer 25

T

Question 26

Fimbria F4 is an important virulence factor of E. coli strains causing neonatal diarrhoea of piglets

Answer 26

T

Question 27

Haemorrhagic diarrhoea is typical in the case of coli diarrhoea of newborn piglet

Answer 27

F

Question 28

There are no vaccines to prevent coli diarrhoea of newborn piglets

Answer 28

F

Question 29

Oedema disease occurs in pigs and calves

Answer 29

F

Question 30

Oedema disease is caused by enteropathogenic E. coli strains.

Answer 30

F

Question 31

Small arteries are damaged in the case of oedema disease

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Severe diarrhoea is a typical clinical sign of oedema disease

Answer 32

F

Question 33

Clinical cases of oedema disease can be successfully treated with parenteral penicillin injections.

Answer 33

F

Question 34

Oedema disease typically occurs in 2-3-week-old piglets

Answer 34

F

Question 35

In the case of oedema disease, the permeability of the blood vessels is increased

Answer 35

T

Question 36

Severe diarrhoea is a frequent sign of oedema disease.

Answer 36

F

Question 37

Oedema disease is caused by verotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Answer 37

T

Question 38

Oedema disease can occur at any age

Answer 38

F

Question 39

Vaccination of the sows is widely used in order to prevent oedema disease.

Answer 39

F

Question 40

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains are the main causative agents of coli-diarrhoea in weaned piglets

Answer 40

T

Question 41

Mainly viral infections predispose weaned piglets to coli-diarrhoea

Answer 41

F

Question 42

Oedema formation is the main clinical sign of coli-diarrhoea of weaned piglets.

Answer 42

F

Question 43

Increasing the fiber content of the feed can reduce the losses of coli-diarrhoea in weaned piglets

Answer 43

T

Question 44

E. coli diarrhoea in swine occurs in sows in their first pregnancy

Answer 44

F

Question 45

E. coli diarrhoea in swine occurs in large scale farms worldwide

Answer 45

T

Question 46

The faeces of weaned piglets with coli-diarrhoea has a strong smell

Answer 46

T

Question 47

E. coli diarrhoea in swine is caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli

Answer 47

T

Question 48

E. coli diarrhoea occurs in weaned piglets at 1-2 weeks after weaning

Answer 48

T

Question 49

Coli-diarrhoea of newborn piglets is caused by enterotoxigenic E. coli strains.

Answer 49

T

Question 50

There are no vaccines to prevent coli-diarrhoea of newborn piglets

Answer 50

F

Question 51

Weaning can predispose piglets to diarrhoea caused by E. coli.

Answer 51

T

Question 52

Weaning can predispose piglets to septicaemia caused by E. coli.

Answer 52

?

Question 53

Less colostrum is a predisposing factor for coli-diarrhoea in weaned pigs

Answer 53

F

Question 54

Coli-diarrhoea of newborn piglets occurs mainly in the litter of sows in their first pregnancy.

Answer 54

T

Question 55

Coli-diarrhoea of weaned piglets is generally prevented by vaccinating sows .

Answer 55

F

Question 56

Enterotoxic E. coli strains can cause disease in swine

Answer 56

T

Question 57

Enterotoxigenic strains are the causative agents of coli-diarrhoea in weaned piglets

Answer 57

T

Question 58

Verotoxins are involved in the pathogenesis of coli-diarrhoea in suckling piglets

Answer 58

F

Question 59

The enterotoxigenic E. coli strains cause neonatal diarrhoea in calves and piglets

Answer 59

T

Question 60

Oedema disease of swine occurs before weaning

Answer 60

F

Question 61

Oedema disease may be lethal after paralytic symptoms

Answer 61

T

Question 62

Oedema disease is seen mainly in large scale farms with poor hygiene

Answer 62

F

Question 63

Oedema disease is caused by VTEC strains

Answer 63

T

Question 64

In oedema disease, antibiotics are used to treat diseased piglets

Answer 64

F

Question 65

Oedema disease occurs in the first week of life

Answer 65

F

Question 66

Verotoxins damage the endothelial cells

Answer 66

T

Question 67

Verotoxins cause diarrhoea in young piglets

Answer 67

F

Question 68

Oedema disease of swine may cause paralysis prior to death.

Answer 68

T

Question 69

Oedema disease of swine occurs at 1-2 weeks old

Answer 69

F

Question 70

Insufficient colostrum is an important predisposing factor for oedema disease

Answer 70

F

Question 71

The faeces of weaned piglets with coli-diarrhoea contains undigested particles.

Answer 71

T

Question 72

Oedema disease occurs most frequently in calves

Answer 72

F