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1
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Age and weight of weanlings/nursery

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3-10 weeks old

4-25 kg

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Age and weight of growers/finisher

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10-26 weeks old

25-120 kg

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Age and weight of breeders/adults

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> 6-8 months old

>120 kg

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Multisystematic diseases

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Erysipelas
Glasser's disease
Salmonella
PRRS
Pseudorabies virus
Vitamin E/ Selenium deficiency
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One of the symptoms of this disease is diamond skin

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Erysipelas

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Scientific name for Erysipelas

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Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae

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Is Erysipelas gram positive or gram negative?

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Gram positive

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Chronic forms of this disease can cause valvular endocarditis

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Erysipelas

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Age and weight of neonates

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0-3 weeks old

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At what age should swine be vaccinated for prevention and control of Erysipelas?

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Vaccinate at weaning and then every 6 months

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What is the treatment for Erysipelas?

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Penicillins

Tetracyclines

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Glasser’s disease is aka

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Polyserositis

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Scientific name for Glasser’s disease

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Haemophilus Parasuis

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Is Glasser’s disease gram positive or gram negative?

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Gram negative coccobacillus

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How is Erysipelas transmitted?

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Direct contact

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Is Erysipelas zoonotic?

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Yes

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Diagnosis of Glasser’s disease

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Culture

Suspicion from gross lesions

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Treatment for Glasser’s

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Penicillin V 7days before and 7 days after farrowing

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Incubation period for Glasser’s

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4wk-4months

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Glasser’s is also associated with these diseases

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PRRS

Swine influenza

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When should you vaccinate for prevention and control of Glasser’s?

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Vaccinate at weaning then again 3-4 wks later

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Aside from vaccination, what else can be done to prevent Glasser’s?

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Reduce stress

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This disease is initiated by stress

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Glasser’s disease

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Signs for Glasser’s

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  • Fever, anorexia, depression
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Polyserositis
  • Polyarthritis
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Is Glasser’s disease zoonotic?

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No

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26
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Is Salmonella zoonotic?

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Yes

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27
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Is Glasser’s endemic?

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Yes

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28
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Is Salmonella endemic?

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Low level endemicity

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Scientific name for Salmonella

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Salmonella Cholerasuis (mostly only in swine)
Salmonella Typhimurium
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30
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How is salmonella transmitted from swine to humans?

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Contaminated pork products

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Diagnosis of Salmonella

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Aerobic culture

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Treatment for Salmonella

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Neomycin in the feed/water for whole group

Naxcel (celtiofur) for individual

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Prevention and control for Salmonella

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Sanitation
All in-all out operation
Various vaccines (live avirulent)

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PRRS means?

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Porcine Reproduction and Respiratory Syndrome

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Most important economic disease in USA

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PRRS

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Diagnosis of PRRS

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Serology, virus isolation

IFA, IHC most common test used in US

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Treatment for PRRS

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Supportive care

Treat secondary bacteria

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Control of PRRS

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Closed herds
Change feed if contaminated by mycotoxins
RespPRRS vaccine

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How is PRRS transmitted?

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Direct contact

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40
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Incubation period for PRRS

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4-8 days

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41
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Prognosis for PRRS

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Young- bad

Adults- good

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Pseudorabies is aka

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Aujesky’s disease

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43
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Type 1 herpes virus

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Pseudorabies

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44
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Is pseudorabies zoonotic?

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No

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45
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Mortality of pseudorabies in baby piglets

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100%

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46
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Mortality of pseudorabies in weanlings/growers

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60%

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47
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Pseudorabies can cause this in adults

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Stillbirth/ abortion

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48
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Incubation for Pseudorabies

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2-6 days

48 hours in sucklings

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49
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Treatment for pseudorabies

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None

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50
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Prevention for pseudorabies

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Closed herd
Quarantine
Restrict wildlife
Vaccination

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Diagnosis of pseudorabies

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Necropsy
Serum neutralization
ELISA

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52
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The use of vaccination for this disease is regulated by the states

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Pseudorabies

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53
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All animals over this age must be tested for pseudorabies

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6 months

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54
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White muscle disease/mulberry heart disease is caused by this

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Vit E/ Selenium deficiency

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Clinical signs of vitE/selenium deficiency

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Acute death (mulberry heart dz)
Muscle weakness (white muscle dz)
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Diagnosis of vitE/selenium deficiency

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Necropsy
Diffuse hepatic necrosis
Liver selenium

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Prevention or treatment for VitE/Selenium deficiency

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Injected with vitE and/or selenium (Vitesel injection)

Supplementation of feed or drinking water (5-7 days)

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Respiratory diseases

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Atrophic rhinitis
Swine influenza 
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pasturella
Verminous pneumonia
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Scientific name for Atrophic rhinitis

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Bordatella Bronchiseptica

Pasturella Multocida

60
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Diagnosis of Atrophic rhinitis

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Necropsy -cut about at 2nd premolars

61
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Treatment for Atrophic rhinitis

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Tetracyclines in feed

LA200 (oxytetracycline) to neonates

62
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Control and prevention for Atrophic rhinitis

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All in all out
Reduce stress
Clean air
Vaccinate sows

63
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Is swine influenza zoonotic?

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Yes

64
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Diagnosis of swine influenza

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Necropsy

Fluorescent antibody test

65
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Treatment for swine influenza

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Supportive

66
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Prevention for swine influenza

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Closed hers
Control secondary infections
Keep away from humans! No shows

67
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Most common cause of chronic pneumonia

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Mycoplasma hyooneumoniae

68
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Plum colored lung is a diagnosis for this disease

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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

69
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Treatment for mycoplasma

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Lincomycin in feed

70
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Clinical signs of Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia

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Severe respiratory distress

Death

71
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Treatment for Actinobacillus

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Ceftiofur and procaine penicillin

72
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Most common bacterial isolate from pig lungs

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Pastureland multocida

73
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“Milk spots” can be seen with this disease

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Verminous pneumonia

74
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This diseases Can lead to “bleed out”

A

Gastric ulcer disease

75
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Colibacillosis is aka

A

E.coli

76
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Clinical sign of clostridium enteritis

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Bloody diarrhea

77
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Diagnosis of clostridium enteritis

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Necropsy- blood in jejunum

78
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Diagnosis of rotavirus

A

Difficult

Necropsy -thin walled small intestine

79
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Treatment for rotavirus

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Glucose and fluids

Anti microbial for concurrent infections

80
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What vaccine is given to control rotavirus

A

MLV vaccine at 7 and 21 days

81
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Scientific name for Swine dysentery

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Serpulina hyodysenteriae

82
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Who does swine dysentery affect?

A

Grower/finishers

83
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Mortality for swine dysentery?

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Up to 30%

84
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Clinical signs for swine dysentery

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Diarrhea (sometimes blood)

Eventually watery, bloody, mucoid

85
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Diagnosis for swine dysentery

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Necropsy- mucohemorrhahic colitis

86
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Treatment for swine dysentery

A

Lincomycin in water

87
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Scientific name for Proliferative Enteropathy

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Lawsonia intracellulare

88
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Diagnosis for Proliferative Enteropathy

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Necropsy- “garden hose” ilium and colon

89
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Where can you find the parasite Trichuris suis

A

Colon

90
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Where can you find the parasite ascaris suum

A

Small intestine, milk spots

91
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Where can you find the parasite Stephanurus edentatus

A

Kidney

92
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Where can you find the parasite macrocanthorynchus hirudinaceous

A

Small intestine

93
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Neurological diseases

A

Hypoglycemia
Streptococcus suis
Salt poisoning
Edema disease

94
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Hypoglycemia occurs in

A

Newborn piglets

95
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Blood glucose for piglet with hypoglycemia

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96
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May see loss of cartilage with this disease

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Suppurative arthritis

97
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Reproductive diseases

A

Parvovirus
Lepto
PRRS
Brucellosis

98
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Control for this disease includes grinding up “mummies” and feeding them to gilts

A

Porcine parvovirus

99
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Scientific name for Leptospirosis

A

Leptospira interrogans

100
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Diagnosis for lepto

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Culture (difficult)

Dark field microscopy of fetal fluids

101
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Treatment for lepto

A

Chlortetracycline in feed

102
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When should you vaccinate for lepto?

A

Gilts twice before first breeding

Sows before every breeding

103
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Scientific name for Brucellosis

A

Brucella suis in

104
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Clinical signs for Brucellosis

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Abortion at any time in gestation

Infertility

105
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Greasy pig disease scientific name

A

Staphylococcus hyicus

106
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Disease with exfoliation of skin, excess sebaceous secretion

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Greasy pig disease

107
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Treatment for greasy pig dz

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Injectable penicillin, oxytetracycline

Tetracyclines in feed

108
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Swine pox affects pigs this age

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less than 4 months

109
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Clinical signs for swine pox

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Papilla 1-6 mm in diameter

Pustules, crusts, clear spontaneously

110
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Diagnosis for swine pox

A

Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies

111
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Treatment for swine pox

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Not necessary

112
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Erysipelas affect pigs this age

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3months-3 yrs

113
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Scientific name for swine lice

A

Haematopinus suis

114
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Swine lice is an indicator of this

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Poor management

115
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Treatment for swine lice

A

Same as for mange

116
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What causes baby pig anemia?

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Iron deficiency

117
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Clinical signs of baby pig anemia

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Anemia within 2-3 days of birth

Dyspnea, edema, pale skin, lethargy

118
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Diagnosis of baby pig anemia

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Clinical signs, CBC

119
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Treatment for baby pig anemia

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200mg iron dextran at 1-3 days of age

120
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How can rectal prolapses be fixed?

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With rectal tube or surgically

121
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Hog cholera

A

Splenic infarction is pathognimonic

122
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African swine fever

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Hemorrhage in multiple areas

123
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Most common internal parasite of swine

A

Roundworms

Large white round worm that are 8” long

124
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How do roundworms affect the pig?

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Compete for nutrients from pig in the small intestines

125
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Where in the body are the roundworms found?

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Small intestine

126
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Female roundworms lay this many eggs per day

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Up to 1,000,000 eggs per day

127
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Why are roundworm eggs hard to get rid of in the environment?

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Eggs are sticky

128
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How long can roundworm eggs survive in the environment?

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Years

129
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Scientific name for roundworms

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Ascaris suum

130
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Where are roundworm eggs shed?

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Feces

131
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Roundworm eggs require how long to become effective?

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2 weeks

132
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Roundworm eggs hatch here

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In the gut

133
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Diagnosis of roundworm?

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Egg in fecal flotation

134
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Treatment for roundworms

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Febendazole
Ivermectin
Levamisole

135
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Size of whipworms

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~2”

136
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Where do whipworms live?

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Cecum

137
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How do adult whipworms affect the pig?

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Burrow into the wall of the Cecil and large intestine damaging the gut

138
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Scientific name for whipworm

A

Trichuris suis

139
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Diagnosis for whipworm

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Fecal float

Adults on cecum and colon

140
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Treatment for whipworms

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Dichlorvos febendazole
Ivermectin
Levanisole

141
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Winter disease

A

TGE

142
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Epidemic form of TGE is in this age

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All ages

143
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Endemic for of TGE is in this age

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1-8 weeks old

144
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Signs of TGE in neonates

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Watery diarrhea
UNDIGESTED MILK
Vomiting
High mortality rates

145
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Treatment for Clostridial enteritis

A

Type C antitoxin

Usually die too quickly

146
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Coccidiosis can be found in this age

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5 days old to weaning

147
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This disease can cause purple markings on neck and ears

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Salmonella

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