swine things - sithole Flashcards
also termed as no milk production
mastitis agalactia syndrome
diamond skin disease
erysipelas
T/F
there is a vaccine for erysipelas
true
cyanotic ears and rhomboid skin lesions on an adult pig
erysipelas
treatment for eryisepelas
penicillin and antiserum
also known as greasy pig disease
staph hyicus
what age pigs get staph hyicus infections
<8 week olds
T/F
greasy pig disease is pruritic
FALSE
how is erysipelas transmitted
feces and nasal secretions
how to treat greasy pig
spray in 10% chlorohex
T/F
staph hyicus and erysipelas are zoonotic
false - only staph hyicus aka greasy pig is zoonotic
piglet presenting with brownish spots covered in serum on his head and face
staph hyicus aka greasy pig
this agent persists in rodents
brachyspira hyodysenteria
causes swine dysentry
brachyspira hyodysenteria
how long does brachyspira hyodysenteria persist in moist feces?
how long in the soil
feces- 2 months
soil 18 days
when should you vaccinate for brachyspira hyodysenteria
never bc one doesnt exist – practice good husbandry
how long is the quarantine for brachyspira hyodysenteria
30-60 days
causes severe hemorrhagic diarrhea and inflammation of the large intestine
brachyspira hyodysenteria
management based on prevention of diseases
herd health mgmt
causes post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
porcine circovirus 2
when sows get this infection it causes inutero abortion and mummification of the fetus
PCV2
T/F
positive serology for PCV2 implies infection
FALSE
what is the treatment for PCV2
none – use preventative vaccines
lymphocytic depletion and histiocytic inflitration in 2-4 month old piglets
PMWS from PCV2
most economically significant diseae
porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome
how long can PRRS persist in carrier pigs
> 200 days
what happens 60 days post PRRS infection in pigs
they stop shedding and become immune
T/F
there is a vax for PRRS
true
what term do abortions occur in PRRS pigs
late term
pig with yellowy feces plus blood and high fevers and cyanosis
salmonellosis
where do inapparent infections persist in pigs with salmonella
tonsils
gall bladder
intestines
lymph nodes
treatment drugs for salmonella
gentamycin carbadox neomycin tiamulin ceftiofur
what two pathogens cause salmonellosis
s. cholerasuis
s. typhimurium
porcine proliferative enteritis is caused by
lawsonia intracellularis
what type of pathogen is lawsonia
obligate intracellular
can infect piglets as early as 6 days old and causes hyperplasia of intestinal crypts as well as brown/black unclotted blood in feces
lawsonia