Respiratory diseases of pigs Flashcards
What is an upper respiratory disease of pigs caused by toxigenic pasturella multocida?
progressive atrophic rhintis
What is an upper respiratory disease of pigs caused by toxigenic pasturella multocida?
progressive atrophic rhintis
What causes non-progressive rhinitis in pigs?
- bordetella bronchiseptica
2. procine cytomegalovirus (inclusion body rhinitis)
What causes progressive rhintis?
- toxogenic pasturella multcida +/- 2. other agents which enhance colonization (bordetella, cytomegalovirus),
- environmental (high ammonia, dust)
What is the epidemiology of progressive rhinitis?
- agents causing rhinitis wide-spread
- toxigenic PM limited to herds with progressive atrophic rhinitis
- horizontal transmission (sow piglet, piglet-piglet)
What age of pig gets INFECTED with progressive atophic rhinitis?
What is the pathogenesis of progressive atrophic rhintis?
- pre-existing damage to mucosa assists colonization of TPM (infections, environmental)
- infection with TPM
- dermonecrotic toxin production
- permanent turbinate destruction
What does toxogenic pasturella multocida produce and what does it do?
Dermonecrotic toxin causes 1. decreased osteogenesis 2. increased osteolysis ==>turbinate damage
What are the clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis in an ENDEMICALLY INFECTED FARM
sneezing (SUCKING AND NURSERY PIGS)
little or no epistaxis
little or no snout deviations
SUBCLINICAL TURBINATE ATROPHY
What are the clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis in an ENDEMICALLY INFECTED FARM
sneezing
little or no epistaxis
little or no snout deviations
SUBCLINICAL TURBINATE ATROPHY
What causes non-progressive rhinitis in pigs?
- bordetella bronchiseptica
2. procine cytomegalovirus (inclusion body rhinitis)
What causes progressive rhintis?
- toxogenic pasturella multcida +/- 2. other agents which enhance colonization (bordetella, cytomegalovirus),
- environmental (high ammonia, dust)
What is the epidemiology of progressive rhinitis?
- agents causing rhinitis wide-spread
- toxigenic PM limited to herds with progressive atrophic rhinitis
- horizontal transmission (sow piglet, piglet-piglet)
What space is used to check for turbinate atrophy in progressive atrophic rhinitis?
the space between the nasal septum and the vental scroll (plus check septal deviation, dorsal space)
What is the pathogenesis of progressive atrophic rhintis?
- pre-existing damage to mucosa assists colonization of TPM (infections, environmental)
- infection with TPM
- dermonecrotic toxin production
- permanent turbinate destruction
What does toxogenic pasturella multocida produce and what does it do?
Dermonecrotic toxin causes 1. decreased osteogenesis 2. increased osteolysis ==>turbinate damage
What are the clinical signs of rhintis?
sneezing nasal discharge (no blood)
What are the clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis in an ENDEMICALLY INFECTED FARM
sneezing
little or no epistaxis
little or no snout deviations
SUBCLINICAL TURBINATE ATROPHY
What are the clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis in a NAIVE FARM (epizootic)
- severe sneezing (ANY AGE)
- NASAL HEMORRHAGE (any age)
- lacrimation
- facial deformities (chronic)
- growth retardation (grow finish)
How does toxigenic pasturella multocida cause growth retardation
- metabolic impact of toxin
2. reduced feed intake due to facial deformities
How is progressive atrophic rhinitis diagnosed?
- facial deformities, epistaxis (herd basis)
- sneezing (NOT pathopneumonic)
- tubinate atrophy @slaughter
- deep nasal swab–culture, ID toxin–ELISA, PCR
Where is the snout sectioned to look at progressive atrophic rhinitis?
at the level of the first/second premolar
What is the epidemiology of mycoplasma hyopneumoniae?
- two to three weeks
- horizontal transmission (sow-piglet, pig-pig)
- expression in GROWER PIGS >10WEEKS
- REGIONAL spread via aerosol-water droplets (although poor environmetnal survival)
What are two snout score thresholds that indicate PAR requiring intervention
multiple individual scores >3.5
average score >1
What are the principles of progressive atrophic rhinitis control
- decrease concurrent colonization (improve air quallity, separate age groups, feed medication)
- antimicrobials targeted at TPM (prior and after weaning)–oxytet parenteral and feed Ab
- vaccination of sow herd–pre-farrowing (passive immunity)
What must a vaccine for progressive atrophic rhinitis contain?
TPM, Bb, toxoids
Why should you do a pre-farrowing vaccination of breeding herd for PAR
to enhance passive and mucosal immunity
What causes enzootic penumonia?
mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
What is a contributor to procine respiratory disease complex
mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
What is severity of enzootic penumoniae influenced by?
- MH strain
- pig flow
- animals per air space
- pen density
- air quality
Should you use culture to diagnose mycoplasma hyopneumoniae?
NO!
What is the epidemiology of mycoplasma hyopneumoniae?
- two to three weeks
- horizontal transmission (sow-piglet, pig-pig)
- expression in GROWER PIGS >10WEEKS
- regional spread via aerosol
Is the epizootic herd presentation of mycoplasma hypneumoniae common or uncommon?
uncommon
What are the issues with using serology to diagnose mycoplasma hyopneumoniae at the herd level?
No correlation between vaccine titre and protection
seroconversion HIGHLY VARIABLE and may require 6wks in natural infection
LOW SENSITIVITY–not for individual pig (but specificity high)