Swine medicine Flashcards
Which of the following Salmonella enterica serovar is associated with pigs?
a. Salmonella Dublin
b.Salmonella Thypi
c. Salmonella Parathypi
d.Salmonella Choleraesuis
Salmonella Choleraesuis
Salmonella Typhi and Paratypi:human
Salmonella Gallinarum:poultry
Salmonella Abortusovis:sheep
Salmonella Dublin:cattle
Glasser Disease in pigs caused by Haemophilus parasuis, a commensal organism of the upper respiratory tract, presents the
following clinical symptoms, fibrinous polyserositis, arthritis, and meningitis with sudden short onset with high morbidity and mortality. At what age does this disease usually infect?
a. 1-4 weeks old
b.4-8 weeks old
c. 8-12 weeks old
d. 12-16 weeks old
4-8 weeks old
Aside from transmission of virus directly from infected pig, what is another primary vector for transmission of PRRS?
a. Contaminated semen
b.Ticks
c. Louse
d.Biting Flies
Contaminated semen
The primary vector for transmission of PRRS virus is the infected pig and contaminated semen.
Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are transmitted through consumption of undercooked pork and beef, respectively. Which of the following statements best describe their difference?
a. T. solium does not have a cysticerci and T. saginata has
b.Only T. solium develop and sexually matures into tapeworms in GIT
c. Only T. solium cause neurocysticercosis in humans
d.None of the above
Only T. solium cause neurocysticercosis in humans
The PRRS virus is inactivated by either ether or chloroform, however is very stable under freezing conditions and could possibly retain its infectivity for ____ at -70°C.
a. 3 months
b.4 months
c. 5 months
d.6 months
4 months
Water deprivation is usually related to which non-infectious disease of pigs?
a. Hyperthyroidism
b.Salt Poisoning
c. Porcine Stress Syndrome
d.Intestinal Torsion
Salt Poisoning
Pigs:most susceptible- lie on their sides, paddling in coma and die in 48 hours. Sheep:most resistant
This type of hernia is commonly observed in pigs
a. Pleuroperitoneal hernias
b.Hiatal hernias
c. Umbilical hernias
d.Inguinal hernias
Inguinal hernias
Porcine Stress Syndrome is more prevalent to the following breeds of pigs, except:
a. Pietrain
b. Poland China
c. Landrace
d. Duroc
Duroc
Nutritional anemia clinical signs in suckling pigs includes low hemoglobin and RBC count, pale mucous membranes, enlarged heart, skin edema in the neck and shoulder, listlessness and spastic breathing. What minerals are commonly deficient in pigs with nutritional anemia?
a. Iron and Zinc
b.Iron and Selenium
c. Iron and Copper
d.Iron and Phosphorus
Iron and Copper
What is the best course of action to newly-imported pigs that are seropositive for FMD?
a. Confirm FMD infection through PCR or other molecular testing
b.Destroy / Cull the animals
c. Isolate the animals
d.Perform re-testing after 1 month 20
Destroy / Cull the animals
In body scoring for sows, a firm pressure with the palm to feel the hip bones and backbones indicates what BCS?
a. BCS 1
b.BCS 2
c. BCS 3
d.BCS 4
BCS 3
Enzootic pneumonia in pigs is often associated with intensive pig production and characterized by slight and constant dry cough, sneezing, loss of appetite, fever, poor feed efficiency and runting. What causes enzootic pneumonia?
a. Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia
b.Mycoplasma hyopnuemoniae
c. Pasteurella multocida
d.Swine Influenza Virus Type A
Mycoplasma hyopnuemoniae
Exudative epidermitis in piglets is a generalize staphylococcal infection. Clinical signs include depression and reddening of the skin, followed by rapid spread of exudative, nonpruritic pustules. Which of the following Staphyloccocus species is the disease most commonly associated?
a. S. aureus
b. S. chromogens
c. S. hyicus
d. S. scurii
S. hyicus
During routine slaughter check, a pig presented a clear nasal cavity but with a grooving tubinates, deviation of the nasal septum; and asymmetric distortion of the surrounding bone structure. What swine disease might cause this following observations?
a. Mycoplasmosis
b.Pasteurellosis
c. Atrophic rhinitis
d.Enzootic pneumonia
Atrophic rhinitis
What is the recommended quarantine period of newly acquired gilts or boars before introduction into the herd?
a. 20 days
b.30 days
c. 40 days
d.50 days
30 days
In breeding herds, the parameter most commonly used to asses overall herd performance is:
a. Pigs weaned per sow per year
b.Pigs weaned per sow per litter
c. Number of litters per sow per year
d.Farrowing interval
Pigs weaned per sow per year
This small, gram-negative pleomorphic bacterium requires V factor (NAD) supplementation but not X factor (hemin) for growth. This bacterium grows on enriched chocolate agar or blood agar with staphylococcal nurse streak.
a. Glaesserella parasuis
b.Staphylococcus hyicus
c. Actinobacillus suis
d.Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
Glaesserella parasuis
There are seven serotypes of FMD, among the following, which do not belong?
a. A
b.B
c. C
d.O
B
Swine notifiable diseases and infections that needs to be reported to veterinary authorities in the Philippines includes the following, except:
a. Classical Swine Fever
b. PRRS
c. TGE
d. PED
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
A type of vaccine lacking one or more antigenic epitopes/
proteins in the prevailing field strain is called:
a. Live vaccine
b.Attenuated vaccine
c. DIVA vaccine
d.Recombinant vaccine
DIVA vaccine
DIVA – differentiating infected from vaccinated animals
A.K.A marker vaccine – induce an immune response which is different from that induced by natural infection
Marker vaccines – deletions mutants of wild-type pathogens, subunit vaccines and inactivated whole virus vaccines.