Pig Health and Fertility Quiz

CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

Pig Health & Fertility Quiz
by
Prof. D. J. Taylor
University of Glasgow Veterinary School

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
( based on content of Vol. 48 )

Match a mechanism (left) with a feature of UK Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic 2001 (right)		Answer
A: Swill feeding B: By inspection of sheep at market C: Bird movement D: Swill feeding E: By ante mortem inspection	Identification of the outbreak	source
	Cause of the epidemic	source
	Spread of FMD to Devon	source

Match a confirmatory finding for PMWS (left) to a diagnostic examination (right)		Answer
A: Chronic Diarrhoea B: Tan coloured lungs and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes C: Wasting D: Demonstration of PCV Type 2 E: Demonstration of PCV Type 1	4. Clinical examination	source
	5. Necropsy	source
	6. Laboratory test on lymph nodes	source

Match the ultrasound scan finding (left) with route of application (right)		Answer
A: Pregnancy at 19 days B: Well-defined ovarian structure C: Detection of semen in the isthmus D: Detection of eggs 4 hrs after ovulation E: Poorly defined ovarian structure	7. Transabdominal	source
	8. Transcutaneous	source
	9. Transrectal	source

Match the clinical features (left) with the syndrome (right)		Answer
A: Thin weak hypoglycaemic piglets B: Diarrhoeic piglets C: Trembling piglets D: Stillborn piglets E: Normal piglets	10. MMA	source
	11. PRDC	source
	12. PRRS	source

13. Which procedure comes fifth in the diagnosis of TGE?		Answer
A: Killing clinically-affected pigs B: Demonstration of serum antibody in recovered pigs by ELISA C: Fluorescent antibody detection of TGE virus in frozen sections of small intestine D: Clinical findings of profuse watery diarrhoea E: Finding villous atrophy in the small intestine		source

14. Which one of the following is part of the case definition of PMWS?		Answer
A: Peripheral cyanosis B: Chronic diarrhoea C: Morbidity>10%, Mortality >4% D: 1-2 cm cutaneous haemorrhages E: Fever to 41° C		source

15. Which one of the following features is part of the case definition of PDNS?		Answer
A: Splenic infarctions B: Occurrence in pigs aged 8-12 weeks C: Dependent lobe pneumonia D: Haemorrhage and oedema of the kidneys and lymph nodes E: Purulent meningitis		source

16. Which one of these statements about sperm in the reproductive tract is incorrect?		Answer
A: Sperm reach the isthmus of the oviduct within 30 mins. B: Sperm are capacitated within 1 hour of entering female tract C: Sperm remain viable in the female tract for 50 hrs after artificial insemination D: The mean interval from successful A.I. to ovulation is 24.6 h +/- 12.6 h E: There is no difference in litter size when a 2nd A.I. is performed before or after ovulation		source

17. Which one of these responses might be expected when sow diets are supplemented with chromium tripicolinate at 200ppb?		Answer
A: Reduction of 0.5 in stillbirths B: Increased percentage of sows served within 7 days by 2.63% C: Increased percentage of piglets born alive by 0.5 D: Reduction in numbers of piglets weaned per litter by 0.5 E: No change in numbers sold per sow per year		source

18. Which one of these clinical signs does not occur in Foot and Mouth Disease in pigs?		Answer
A: Vesicles on the snout B: Vesicles on the tongue C: Sudden death in piglets D: Lameness in finishers E: Circling in sows		source

Mark each of these statements about preventing transmission of TGE virus from one pen to another as True or False		Answer
19. Contact between infected and susceptible pigs prevented transmission		source
20. Hand washing and changing overalls prevented transmission		source
21. Showering and changing overalls prevented transmission		source
22. Use of separate caretakers prevented transmission		source
23. Use of the same boots and overalls prevented transmission		source

A case control study contains the following features - True or False		Answer
24. An equal number of affected and unaffected farms		source
25. A sample size adequate to detect an odds ratio with 95% probability		source
26. Collection of data by questionnaire		source
27. Analysis by EPI INFO and stata software		source
28. Results reported with an adjusted odds ratio for each risk factor		source

Are these statements about vaccination for Foot and Mouth Disease True or False?		Answer
29. Vaccination breakdowns are common		source
30. Vaccination was not the first choice of any EU state		source
31. Supermarkets preferred meat from vaccinates		source
32. Vaccine provides lifelong immunity in pigs		source
33. Vaccines are killed and are made from the strain involved in the outbreak		source

The following problems occurred in the control of the UK Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic - True or False?		Answer
34. The 022 virus was more virulent for pigs than the more common A strains		source
35. The disease was already well established before it was identified		source
36. Movement records had been poorly kept		source
37. Vehicle cleansing was poor		source
38. Stockmen frequently attended more than 1 location		source

The following statements are conclusions of the UK Dispensing Review chaired by Sir John Marsh - True or False?		Answer
39. Training of stockpersons in the administration of medicines should be encouraged		source
40. Veterinarians should not supply their clients with medicines		source
41. A client should be entitled to a prescription		source
42. Prescriptions should only be filled by pharmacists		source
43. The regulatory system itself can impede the availability of safe medicine		source

These associations were found in the UK case control study of PMWS/PDNS - True or False?		Answer
44. Affected farms had significantly more sows		source
45. Affected farms had significantly fewer veterinary visits		source
46. PDNS and PMWS were closely associated (OR=22.1; 95% CI=7.3-72.2)		source
47. PDNS/PMWS were more common in indoor herds		source
48. Affected farms had these diseases within 3 km (OR=9.06 CI=3.99-20.6)		source

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