Term
| What bacteria causes Colibacillosis? |
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Definition
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| List the clinical signs of Colibacillosis |
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Definition
- Diarrhoea (Dehydration)
- Oedema disease (Oedema subcutaneously in eyelids, subserosally in the
stomach and in the mesentery of the coiled colon)
- Endotoxaemia (Redness of extremities,flacid, congested intestines) |
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Term
| Glasser's Disease is caused by? |
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Definition
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Term
| Clinical signs of Haemophilus parasuis? |
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Definition
- Illthrift
- Ataxia
- Nervous signs
- Respiratory signs
- Death |
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Term
| What are some pathological findings of Haemophilus parasuis infection? |
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Definition
- Fibrinous to fibrinopurulent polyserositis
- Suppurative bronchopneumonia |
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Term
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Definition
Widespread inflammation of different serosal surfaces around the body e.g.
Pericarditis
Synovitis
Pleuritis
Peritonitis |
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Term
True or False?
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is not a cause of sudden death? |
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Definition
False.
It manifests as respiratory signs in the early stages, although most pigs are found dead. |
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Term
| What changes would you expect to see during a PM to investigate a possible actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection? |
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Definition
- Necrohaemorrhagic bronchopneumonia
- Fibrinous pleuritis
- Serosanguinous pleural fluid
- Blood stained froth in the airways
- Fibrinous adhesions (chronic cases) |
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Term
True or False?
Streptococcus suis, type 2 can have asymptomatic carriers? |
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Definition
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Term
True or False?
Streptococcus suis, type 2 does not cause sudden death or nervous signs. |
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Definition
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Term
| Give the clinical manifestations of Streptococcus suis type 2 infection. |
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Definition
- Sudden death
- Nervous signs
- Asymptomatic infection |
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Term
| What pathological findings would you expect to find associated with Streptococcus suis infection? |
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Definition
- Very mild fibrinous serositis
- Visceral congestion
- Cloudiness over meninges
- Suppurative material over the ventral brain stem |
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Term
| Is streptococcus suis zoonotic? |
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Definition
| Yes, infection can result from close contact with infected animals |
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Term
| What bacteria causes the disease mycoplasmal pneumonia? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the clinical signs of mycoplasmal pneumonia? |
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Definition
- Poor growth rate
- Dry, hacking cough |
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Term
| List the pathological changes associated with mycoplasmal pneumonia infection that you would see at PM. |
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Definition
- Cranioventral bronchopneumonia
- Consolidated parenchyma in the affected lung
- Red/purple raised acute lesions
- Grey and shrunken chronic lesions |
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Term
| Is sudden death the main clinical sign seen in Encephalomyocarditis? |
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Definition
| Yes. IN diseases with sudden death, death is often the only clinical sign observed as animals die too quickly for other signs to be observed. |
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Term
| Encephalomyocarditis pathological findings at PM |
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Definition
- Increased volume of pericardial fluid with some fibrin strands
- Multifocal red lesions, or focal white lesions in the myocardium
- Pulmonary congestion and odema
- Increased volumes of pleural and peritoneal fluids
- Hepatic congestion |
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Term
| What causes 'Mulberry heart disease'? |
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Definition
- Deficiency of vit E and/or selenium
- Excessive polyunsaturated fats in the diet |
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Term
| Clinical signs of Mulberry heart disease? |
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Definition
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Term
| Pathological findings associated with Mulberry heart disease: |
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Definition
- Distended pericardial sac, filled with straw coloured, fibrinous fluid
- Myocardium is soft and reddened and contains many petechial haemorrhages
- Pulmonary congestion and oedema
- Hepatic congestion
- Increased volumes of pleural and peritoneal fluids |
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Term
| What does PCVAD stand for? |
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Definition
| Porcine circo-virus associated disease |
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Term
| Is PCVAD the same as PCVD, PMWS, PDNS and PRDC? |
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Definition
| Yes. They are just different names used in different countries. |
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Term
| What pathological changes are associated with PCVAD? |
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Definition
- Lymphnode enlargement
- Non-collapsed lungs
- Interstitial pneumonia
- Enlarged kidneys and spleen
- Gastric ulcers
- Multiple white foci on the kidneys |
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Term
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Definition
- Wasting
- Weight loss
- Ill-thrift
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Death |
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Term
How can porcine circovirus be transmitted?
(Fluids it is excreted in) |
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Definition
- Faeces
- Urine
- Saliva
- Semen
- Nasal secretions
- Ocular secretions
Oronasal route is the most frequent mode of horizontal transmission |
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