viruses and bacteria of female Flashcards
what are the 4 main viruses of cattle
BVDV
BHV
schmallenberg
bluetongue
how is BVDV transmitted
shed by resp + faeces and semen - enter resp / GIT - haematogenous to placenta
how does BVDV affect cattle in different trimesters?
1st - embryonic / foetal death, PI calf
2- abortion, mummified, congenital deformities (cerebellar hypoplasia, retinal dysplasia, cataracts)
3- occasional abortion / stillbirth
till when can a calf be PI by BVDV and why?
till d 140 when it become immunocompetent
how can you diagnose and prevent BVDV?
- PCR of thymus spleen IHC on brain serology on free foetal fluid vacc dam remove PI animals
how do viruses cause repro failure?
viral replication in foetal tissues - malformation / death, damage to placental BV, stress and pyrexia of dam
what is the sheep equivalent of BVDV?
border disease (hairy shaker lambs)
how is BHV 1 transmitted?
venereal
contact
aerosol
what are the signs of BHV?
painful genital lesions swelling frequent urination self-limiting may be latent and activated by stress
what does a BHV abortion look like?
at 4-8 m
necrosis in liver and lung
autolysis
how do you diagnose and prevent BHV?
immunofluorescence on foetus
vaccinate dam
what are the signs of schmallenberg in cattle?
arthrogryposis
hydrancephaly
cerebellar / cerebal hypoplasia
how do you diagnose schmallenberg?
brain PCR
histopath
foetal and materanl serology
what are the signs of bluetongue in cattle?
abortion
dam pyrexia
congenital hydrancencephaly
what are the 7 main pig viral repro disease?
PRRS porcine parvovirus swine influenza porcine circovirus 2 aujeszkys disease classical swine fever african swine fever
how does PRRS spread?
aerosol
semen
what are the signs of PRRS?
resp disease oedema immunosuppression mummified abortion premature births
how do you diagnose and prevent PRRS?
- PCR of lymphoid tissue
screen semen with PCR
quarantine and separate preg sows
how is porcine parvovirus transmitted?
faecal - oral
transplacental
what are the signs of porcine parvovirus?
SMEDI
resorption or mummification or stillbirth
how do you diagnose porcine parvo?
PCR on liver
foetal fluid serology if over 70d / 16 cm long (as immunocompetent)
immunofluorescence on liver
what signs are seen with swine influenza?
resp
pyrexia
abortion
how do you diagnose swine influenza?
PCR
paired serology
what signs do you see with porcine circovirus 2?
abortion mummification stillbirth weak piglet congenital tremor
how do you diagnose and prevent porcine circovirus 2?
IHC on heart
vacc
- not found in UK