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Outline the causes of pig respiratory disease

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  • PCV2 - endemic (>90% farms), immunosuppressive
  • PRRS - common on pig farms, immunosuppressive
  • Swine Influenza strains - many circulating, new strains in future
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae:
Cs
Dx
Control 
Tx
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  • CLINICAL SIGNS: chronic cough, FCR, variance in growth
  • DX: lung lesions, abbattoir, PCR, culture (difficult)
  • CONTROL: biosecurity, vaccination, medication
  • TX: ABs but not penicillin, depopulation
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Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
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Tx
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  • CLINICAL SINGS: acute, cough, dyspnoea, death
  • DX: lesions, culture
  • CONTROL: biosecurity, vaccination (strains)
  • TX: ABs (animals may be very sick)
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Pasteurella
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Dx
Control
Tx
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  • CLINICAL SIGNS - acute, sudden death or part of PRDC
  • DX: culture, lesions
  • CONTROL, vaccination?
  • TX. none
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Haemophilus parasuis
CS
Dx
Control
Tx
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  • CLINICAL SIGNS: polyserositis,
  • DX: lesions, culture (difficult)
  • CONTROL: ABs, vaccination
  • TX: ABs
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Aujesky's disease = NOTIFIABLE
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Dx
Control
Tx
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  • CLINICAL SIGNS: age dependent, respiratory signs in weaners
  • DX: rhinitis, URT, dead end host
  • CONTROL: Notifiable
  • TX: none
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List some less common respiratory diseases of pigs - 8

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  • Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
  • Pasteurella
  • Haemophilus parasuis
  • Aujesky’s diease
  • Iron deficiency anaemia
  • Vitamin E deficiency
  • Erysipelas
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When might you see vitamin E deficiency in pigs?

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When fed rancid food (stored in sunlight), precipitates when there is unusual movement/stress of the pigs (moving pens, vaccination)

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When might you see erysipelas infection?

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  • soil borne organisms

- vaccine good but comes in large vial sizes which makes it expensive for small holders

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What factors can cause pig respiratory problems? 4

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  • Environment (air quality and stocking density)
  • Management (stress)
  • Breed and age
  • Pathogen exposure
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What changes at weaning may precipitate development of a respiratory problem? 6

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  • Moved pens
  • Mixed with others/larger groups
  • Change of feed
  • No mother
  • Routine treatments
  • Early weaning - can help, can leave a vulnerable population
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Name 3 causes of neonatal respiratory disease

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  • Actinobacillus suis
  • Bordetella bronchisepticum
  • Progressive atrophic rhinitis
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Name 6 causes of respiratory disease in pre-weaned pigs

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  • Progressive atrophic rhinitis
  • Bordetella bronchisepticum
  • Inclusion body rhinitis (pig CMV)
  • Enzootic pneumonia (Mycoplasma sp)
  • PRRSV (reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus).
  • Glassers disease (Haemophilus parasuis).
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What might cause respiratory disease in weaners, growers and finishers? 10

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  • Bordetella bronchiseptica
  • Glassers disease
  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia
  • Pasteurella multocida
  • Mycoplasma hyopneumonia (EP) / hyorrhinis
  • PRRSV
  • Porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV)
  • Influenza
  • PMWS?/PCVAD
  • (Aujeszky’s disease (pig herpesvirus 1))
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Name 6 significant respiratory diseases in non-immune adult pigs

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  • Glassers disease
  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
  • Pasteurellosis
  • Enzootic pneumonia
  • PRRSV
  • Influenza
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What is PMWS?

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an old name for PCV-2 related disease

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What is the commonest cause of sudden death in adult pigs?

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Pasteurellosis (aslo common are influenza and PRRSV)

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PME appearance of Pasteurellosis

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  • consolidation of lung next to spongy lung

- typically consolidation in caudal lung lobes (90% O2 exchange occurs here) so pigs present with dyspnoea

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What does Mycoplasma damage?

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mucociliary clearance

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Define FCE

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Feed conversion efficiency

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What respiratory problems do bacteria cause?

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URT problems and pneumonia

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What does Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae cause?

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‘enzootic pneumonia’ in pigs. Great economic importance as 30-80% pigs have lesions at slaughter

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How is M.hyopneumoniae spread? 2

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  • carrier animals

- aerosol (2 miles)

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Dx - M. hyopneumoniae - 5

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  • CS
  • lung lesions at slaughter
  • culture/PCR
  • histology
  • serology
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What is APP?
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
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Outline A.pleuropneumoniae infection
- 12 capsular subtypes but cross reactions occur - explosive outbreaks of pneumonia - high morbidity and mortality - seroconversion with few CS - infarcts known as 'gunshot wounds'. Lesions can occur very quickly
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APP - clinical signs
- acute fatal resp disease - fibrinous pleuritis - firm lung infarcts (lesions largely produced by the toxins)
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APP - diagnosis - 4
- CS - Culture, PCR - Lung lesions - Serology
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Epidemiology - APP - 4
- Direct contact - Movement - Survives in water /mucous - Serotypes vary with country (2,8,3,6.7 in UK)
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What causes atrophic rhinitis?
Toxigenic Pasteurella multocida in association with Bordatella bronchiseptica
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Pathogenicity - Atrophic rhinitics
- Colonisation of nasal mucosa by BS with production of cytotoxin - PM damages osteoblasts and enhances osteoclast activity --> turbinate damage
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Where is atrophic rhinitis prevalent currently?
Scotland
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How is atrophic rhinitis scored?
Score 1-5 (5 most severe)
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What causes Glasser's disease?
Haemophilus parasuis | Causes polyserositis
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What causes Aujeszky's disease?
Swine herpesvirus type 1 (SHV1) | - Notifiable and not present in UK (present in NI)
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Outline the clinical presentation of Aujeszky's disease.
AGE AND STRAIN SPECIFIC: - can cause necrotic rhinitis - < 4weeks: neuro, mortality <15% - ADULT: few clinical signs, abortion adn mummification, URT coughing, rare neurological signs
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What happens if Aujeszky's disease is detected?
Slaughter policy in UK. | Targeted vaccination in NI, Ireland and Spain.
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Other than pigs, what might die of Aujeszky's disease?
Cats because they are a dead end host.
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What is SIV?
Swine Influenza Virus (similar CS to humans)
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CS - SIV
Similar to humans - pyrexia - lethargy - prostrate - skin erythema - anorexia - severe cough and sneeze - dyspnoea - conjunctivitis - recover equally rapidly - abortion
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SIV - diagnosis
- CS - Serology - Virus isolation - Lung lesions (clear demarcation of lesions in cranial and middle lobes, interstitial pneumonia, fibrinous lesions with consolidation of the whole lung)
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What is PRRS virus?
An Arterivirus ssRNA High mutation rate (new strains possible even in vaccinated herds)
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Pathogenesis - PRRS
Virus replicates in and destroys macrophages and endothelial cells --> vasculitis.
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CS - PRRS
- weaned pigs - tachypnoea - thumping - eyelid oedema - conjunctivitis - respiratory (acute outbreak) - abortion - stillbirth
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PRRS - diagnosis - 4
- CS - gross pathology (moderate to severe interstitial pneumonia) - virus isolation - serology
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Control methods - PRRS - 4
VACCINATION: •MLV (avoid in pregnant) •Killed (breeders) • Use in breeders and growers. Before breeding. STABILISE INFECTION: • Expose gilts / vaccinate prior to breeding. • Stream grower pigs in separate airspaces. ERADICATION • Stabilise sow/gilt infection and then depopulate all exc sows. Wean off-site to rest buildings for period. DEPOP-REPOP • Infection transmits up to 3km • Purchase uninfected stock and quarantine / test at isolation. • Purchase uninfected semen.
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What is PMWS associated with?
- PCV-2. - Immunosuppressive - 90% UK pigs seropositive - Involved in many disease syndromes
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PMWS - PME findings
- pneumonia - fibrin - pericarditis - little normal tissues - abscess - interlobular oedema
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Define PRCV
Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus
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CS - PRCV
COUGH - in gowers and finishers (endemic), across all age groups (epizootic) - NOT USUALLY A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM but contributes to multifactorial pneumonia, indicates biosecurity issue
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Define PEDV
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus (major worry in the pig industry currently)
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Name 2 respiratory parasites in pigs
- Metastrongylus (earthworm is IH) | - Ascaris suum (larval migration through lungs)
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What are the most important aspects of control, prevention and eradication of porcine respiratory diseases?
- biosecurity - medication - vaccination - early weaning - depop-repop - quarantine
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By what routes can drugs be given to pigs?
- in face of an outbreak - routine/pulse - in feed/water - individual animal
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Outline vaccination for porcine respiratory disease
- dams to confer immunity to young pigs (AR) - young/weaner pigs (M.hyo) - in quarantine and before entry to the herd
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Outline full depopulation
- remove all pigs excluding lactating sows (medicate these) - wean to offsite location for 12 week period - rest and disinfect weaner and grower accomodation
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What might you see in iron deficiency anaemia?
young pigs, pale, high RR, fail to maintain body temperature, thin watery blood.
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What disease do UK pig farmers currently worry about?
ASF (currently in Poland and heading west, last UK outbreak was 2000, spread by contaminated pork products).
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What heart condition does vitamin E deficiency cause in pigs?
Mulberry heart (pinpricks of lines? laid down outside of the heart)
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What heart condition does erysipelas cause in pigs?
bacterial endocarditis
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What are the 2 commonest vaccines on UK pig farms?
Mycoplasma and PCV2
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Define total depopulation
Get rid of whole herd in an effort to control/stop disease. This is not possible if there is another pig farm within a 5 mile radius.
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List the fat soluble vitamins
ADEK. N.b. pigs have quite a high vitamin E need.
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What lesions does erysipelas cause acutely
diamond lesion. Seed to heart causing endocardutus.

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