Urogenital diseases of swine Flashcards
What are urogenital diseases?
Imbalance of the normal microflora of the urinary and reproductive tracts
What is the normal colour of urine in swine? and what does a darkening colour mean?
Normal: yellow
Dark yellow signals the excitation and it is related to water intake
How is a normal urine?
be crystal clear, has a mild ammonia smell, there are no proteins and the density is related to the colour
What is normal value of density of swine urine?
1.0 - 1.036
what is the normal value of urea in swine urine?
2-8 mmol/L
What is the normal creatine value of swine urine?
90-220 umol/L
What is an abnormal urine called?
Dysuria
How many forms of abnormal urine of swime? name them
3 forms: Polyuria, Oliguria and Haematuria
What is polyuria?
amount of urine is more.
Irritation cystis is questioned
What is Oliguria?
Amount of urine is less.
Decreased water intake, lack of moving and overweight
What is haematuria?
Blood in the urine.
Can come from a trauma, from boars that they are regularly giving sperm or they are mating regularly. Can also be an infection to the bladder, stones of the bladder, glomerulonephritis or coagulopathia.
What are other (than blood) abnormal content that can be found in urine?
Sediments
Pus
Crystals
Name some diseases that occurs due to excretory disorders
Dysuria
Vesicouretralis reflux
What is vesicouretralis reflux?
occurs in case of bacterial cystitis, and during the necropsy we can see urine around the kidneys.
Reflux = abnormal way
Name some ways the kidney can be affected by the excretory diseases
- Tubular epithelial damage
- Glomerular epithelial damage
- Tubular interstitial diseases
- Pyelonephritis