Swine D&D Flashcards
What is the bacterial name for Atrophic Rhinitis in pigs?
Bordetella Bronchiseptica
What is the common name for Bordetella Bronchiseptica in pigs?
Atrophic Rhinitis
What are the symptoms of Atrophic Rhinitis in pigs?
3 weeks or younger
epiphora(tears from eyes), sneezing, epistaxis(nosebleed)
What pig disease causes epiphora, sneezing, and epistaxis?
Atrophic Rhinitis
What does Swine Fever (Cholera) cause in pigs?
High morbidity, high mortality
What pig disease has high morbidity and high mortality?
Swine fever (Cholera)
What are six characteristics of Erysipelas in pigs?
Diamond shaped skin lesions
Purplish ears
Zoonotic
Fecal-oral route
Pain in feet and joints
Sloughing of skin
What pig disease causes Diamond shaped skin lesions, Purplish ears, and is Zoonotic?
Erysipelas
What pig disease causes Pain in feet and joints, Sloughing of skin, and is transmitted via the fecal-oral route?
Erysipelas
What is a symptom of foot-and-mouth-disease in pigs? What is the cause of the disease?
Vesicles on tongue and mouth
Vesicular Stomatitus Virus
What disease in pigs is caused by Vesicular Stomatitus Virus?
Foot-and-mouth-disease
What pig disease has symptoms of Vesicles on the tongue and mouth?
Foot-and-mouth-disease
What is the scientific name for Greasy Pig Syndrome?
exudative epidermitis
What is the common name for exudative epidermitis in pigs?
Greasy pig syndrome
What causes Greasy Pig syndrome? What part is affected?
Staphylococcus hyicus
stratum granulosum + excess secretion of glands
What pig disease is caused by Staphylococcus hyicus?
Greasy pig syndrome
What pig disease affects the stratum granulosum & causes excess gland secretions?
Greasy pig syndrome
What causes transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs?
Coronavirus
What disease is caused by corona virus in pigs?
Transmissable gastroenteritis
What are the symptoms of Transmissible gastroenteritis in pigs?
affects under 14 days
vomiting and diarrhea
What pig disease primarily affects under 14 days old piglets, and causes vomiting and diarrhea?
Transmissible gastroenteritis
What are the characteristics of Trichinosis?
No symptoms in pigs
Ingesting raw pork
vomitting, diarrhea, swelling, CNS symptoms, death in humans
What pig disease has no symptoms in pigs, but can be transmitted to humans through raw pork?
Trichinosis
What pig disease causes vomitting, diarrhea, swelling, CNS symptoms, and death in humans?
Trichinosis
What are the “five freedoms” of the Animal Welfare Council?
Freedom from:
hunger and thirst
discomfort
pain, injury, and disease
fear and distress
display normal behavior
