Term
| Differential diagnoses for respiratory disease in poultry |
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Definition
- Newcastle's Disease
- Influenza
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| Differential diagnoses for primary pneumonia in poultry |
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Definition
- Pasteurella
- E. coli
- Chlamydia
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Term
| Which can be transmitted vertically in birds? |
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Definition
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Term
| Differential diagnoses for oral lesions in birds |
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Definition
- Trichomoniasis
- Vit A Deficiency
- Wet pox
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Term
| Differential diagnoses for unilateral paralysis |
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Definition
- Kidney tumor
- Marek's disease
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Term
| Which form of Newcastle Disease causes systemic disease which results in hemorrhaging and high mortality? |
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Definition
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| What are the three forms of Newcastle Disease? |
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Definition
- Velogenic (highly virulent)
- Mesogenic (intermediate virulence)
- Lentogenic (nonvirulent)
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Term
| Which diseases are targeted by the National Poultry Improvement Plan? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which Mycoplasma causes joint problems in heavy birds? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which pathogen causes fowl cholera? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why is Newcastle disease a good candidate for vaccination? |
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Definition
| There's only one serotype |
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Term
| Which poultry pathogen can cause food poisoning in human if eggs are not handled properly? (Not cooled) |
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Definition
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Term
| Which disease can manifest in close proximity to ponds with heavy algae growth? (i.e. stagnant pond) |
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Definition
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| What is your diagnosis for: an epidemic in a herd involving young poults that have many soft tissue tumors and white irises upon necropsy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which disease presents similarly to Marek's disease but occurs in older chickens and does not occur in epidemics? |
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Definition
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| What would you find on gross pathology in a young turkey with spontaneous cardiomyopathy (aka round heart disease)? |
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Definition
- Markedly enlarged heart with dilatation of the ventricles
- Congested lungs
- Enlarged liver
- +/- ascites and other signs of congestive heart failure
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