Unit 4

Question 1

What are clinical signs of rhinitis in swine?

Answer 1

Sneezing, coughing, tear staining, epistaxis, and deformation* of upper jaw

Question 2

How is rhinitis diagnosed in swine?

Answer 2

Necropsy - done at slaughter checks

Question 3

How is rhinitis prevented in swine?

Answer 3

Specific pathogen free stock, vaccinations

Question 4

What are clinical signs of brucellosis in swine?

Answer 4

Abortion* and orchitis*

Question 5

What are clinical signs of Clostridium Perfringes Type C Enteritis?

Answer 5

Necrohemorrhagic enteritis and hemorrhagic diarrhea

Question 6

What are treatments for enteric colibacillosis?

Answer 6

Antibiotic* therapy and fluids

Question 7

What prevention can be used against enteric colibacillosis?

Answer 7

Vaccination, slotted* floors, and preventing chilling*

Question 8

How is PPE (Porcine Proliferative Enteritis) diagnosed?

Answer 8

Necropsy = mucosal proliferation*

Question 9

How is PPE prevented?

Answer 9

Antibiotic* therapy during stress times; vaccination (water-oral * vaccine)

Question 10

What are clinical signs of eperythrozoonosis?

Answer 10

Anemia, fever, jaundice, emaciation, etc.

Question 11

How is eperythrozoonosis diagnosed

Answer 11

Blood smears

Question 12

How is eperythrozoonosis spread?

Answer 12

Needles and lice!

Question 13

What is the laymans term for exudative epidermitis?

Answer 13

Greasy pig disease

Question 14

What are clinical signs of greasy pig disease?

Answer 14

Dark exudate*

Question 15

What are clinical signs of glasser disease?

Answer 15

Fever, lameness&raquo_space; heart failure

Question 16

How is glasser disease diagnosed?

Answer 16

Hx, clinical signs, and culture*

Question 17

What is the layman’s term for infectious polyarthritis?

Answer 17

Glasser disease

Question 18

What does SMEDI stand for?

Answer 18

Stillborn
Mummification
Embryonic death
Infertility

Question 19

What is SMEDI clinical signs for?

Answer 19

Leptospirosis, PRRS

Question 20

What are clinical signs of mycoplasma pneumonia?

Answer 20

Dry cough, decreased growth, decreased feed efficiency*

Question 21

How is mycoplasma pneumonia diagnosed?

Answer 21

During slaughterhouse exam

Question 22

What two areas does Porcine Circovirus Association Disease (PCVAD) affect?

Answer 22

Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome

Question 23

What are clinical signs of pleuropneumonia (APP)?

Answer 23

Thumps, frothy nasal dx, and acute death

Question 24

What are treatments of pleuropneumonia?

Answer 24

Depopulation

Question 25

What strep. infections in group D, type 1, occur less than 8 weeks?

Answer 25

Meningitis, arthritis, sudden death

Question 26

What strep. infections in group C & L affect porcine?

Answer 26

Septicemia, endocarditis*, polyarthritis

Question 27

What do group E strep infections cause?

Answer 27

Abscesses - jowls, neck, or lymph

Question 28

What is the layman's term for swine dysentery?

Answer 28

Bloody scours

Question 29

What are treatments for bloody scours/swine dysentery?

Answer 29

De-pop/re-pop

Question 30

What is the layman's term for swine erysipelas?

Answer 30

Diamond skin disease

Question 31

What are the 3 forms of diamond skin disease?

Answer 31

1. acute skin 2. chronic arthritis 3. endocarditic

Question 32

What are clinical signs of hog cholera?

Answer 32

fever* and petechial hemorrhages

Question 33

Is hog cholera reportable in the US?

Answer 33

Yes - it's free of this disease

Question 34

What are clinical signs of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)?

Answer 34

Vomiting, diarrhea

Question 35

What is porcine epidemic diarrhea similar to?

Answer 35

TGE (CHINA?)

Question 36

What are clinical signs of porcine parvovirus?

Answer 36

Mummification*

Question 37

What are clinical signs of porcine repro. and resp. syndrome (PRRS)?

Answer 37

SMEDI*, ADG loss

Question 38

Is pseudorabies reportable?

Answer 38

Yes - Free since 2003

Question 39

What does rotavirus destroy?

Answer 39

intestinal villi

Question 40

What is the new disease?

Answer 40

Seneca Valley Disease

Question 41

When is swine influenza most common?

Answer 41

Fall and winter

Question 42

What are clinical signs of transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE)?

Answer 42

Vomiting*, diarrhea*, dehydration, death

Question 43

What are 3 clinical signs of malignant hyperthermia?

Answer 43

1. malignant hyperthermia 2. PSS (Porcine stress syndrome) 3. PSE (pale soft exudative meat)

Question 44

What is parakeratosis caused by?

Answer 44

Zinc deficiency

Question 45

What are clinical signs of parakeratosis?

Answer 45

Scaly skin

Question 46

When do vaginal prolapses occur?

Answer 46

Before* parturition

Question 47

What needle is used for vaginal prolapses?

Answer 47

Buhner needle

Question 48

Complete uterine prolapses end with what occuring?

Answer 48

Death due to hemorrhaging

Question 49

Partial uterine prolapses can be sutured under what kind of sedation?

Answer 49

Epidural

Question 50

After weaning, uterine prolapses are treated how?

Answer 50

Amputate and slaughter

Question 51

What is rickets caused by?

Answer 51

Lack of calcium, phosphorus, or vit D

Question 52

What are clinical signs of rickets?

Answer 52

Croocked legs

Question 53

What parasite causes liver spots?

Answer 53

Roundworm!

Question 54

When are parasite often found?

Answer 54

Slaughter checks

Question 55

What parasites are zoonotic found in pigs?

Answer 55

Roundworm, tapeworm, trichina

Question 56

Necrohemorrhagic enteritis of swine is caused by what organism?

Answer 56

Clostridium perfringes

Question 57

Exudative epidermititis (Greasy pig) is caused by what organism?

Answer 57

Staphylococcus hyicus