Pig Diseases, Management & Health Quiz

CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

Xmas 2002 Pig Quiz
Diseases - Management - Health
Prof. D. J. Taylor
University of Glasgow Veterinary School

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(based on content of Vol. 49)

Match a statement about tail biting (left) to each statement on the right		Answer
A: Chasing and attack common B: Normal behaviour C: Tail docking D: High energy, low fibre diet E: Tail flick response	1. Pain of irritation	source
	2. Sight of blood	source
	3. Quiet chewing and nosing	source

Match antimicrobial resistance statement (left) to the pig bacteria (right)		Answer
A: 0% resistance to penicillin B: Always resistant to lincomycin C: Tiamulin resistance reported D: Always resistant to Enrofloxacin E: 0% sensitive to all 16 antimicrobials tested	4. Salmonella enterica Typhimurium	source
	5. Streptococcus suis	source
	6. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae	source

Match the definition (left) to the test features (right)		Answer
A: Post-test probability of a positive test B: True negative rate C: True positive rate D: Likelihood ratio of positive test E: Post-test probability of a negative test	7. Sensitivity	source
	8. Negative predictive value	source
	9. Positive predictive value	source

Match each OIE Disease Classification (right) with a disease (left)		Answer
A: Proliferative enteropathy B: Anthrax C: Kinky tail D: Enterococcus faecium infection E: Swine Vesicular Disease	10. List B	source
	11. List A	source
	12. List X	source

Match dates (left) with statements (right)		Answer
1993 1964 1974 1984 1999	13. PMWS first recorded in the UK	source
	14. PDNS first recorded in the UK	source
	15. Earliest PCV 2 antibody in UK	source

Match the management factors (left) with the statements (right)		Answer
A: Hygiene B: Mixing C: Floor feeding D: Pelleted feed E: Infected breeding stock	16. PMWS can enter a farm with...	source
	17. PMWS is made more severe by...	source
	18. The effects of PMWS may be reduced by...	source

19. Which ONE of the following occurs third during parturition in an unrestrained sow?		Answer
A: nursing the piglets B: nesting behaviour C: swishing of the tail and abdominal straining D: eating the placenta E: birth of a piglet		source

20. Which ONE of the following antimicrobial resistance levels was found in porcine Campylobacter jejuni isolates in the UK abattoir survey?		Answer
A: 79% resistant to tetracyclines B: 17% resistant to nalidixic acid C: 10% resistant to ciprofloxacin D: 40% resistant to erythromycin E: 85% resistant to erythromycin		source

*21. Which ONE of these production improvements occurred in finishing pigs given M. hyopneumoniae* vaccine for enzootic pneumonia?**		Answer
A: None B: 8 kg growth (live weight) per animal over controls C: Improved Feed Conversion Ratio of 0.6 D: Significant reduction in mortality rate E: Significant reduction in pneumonia treatments		source

22. In weaned & stressed piglets which ONE of these lysine levels in the diet gives best growth rate?		Answer
A: 1.2% B: 1.5% C: 0.9% D: 0.6% E: 2.0%		source

23. Which ONE of the following List B Diseases has the highest impact on pork chain and farm economics?		Answer
A: PRRS B: Leptospirosis C: Aujeszky's Disease D: Atrophic Rhinitis in vaccinated stock E: Trichinosis		source

24. Which ONE of these procedures should not be carried out following a farm fire?		Answer
A: Gain the permission of the Incident Commander before entering a building B: Wear a safety helmet, overalls, gloves and goggles for protection C: Destroy pigs with burns D: Destroy pigs with respiratory distress E: Use a shotgun or free bullet rather than a captive bolt		source

25. Which ONE of these clinical signs of PMWS occurs most commonly in affected pigs?		Answer
A: Depression B: Palpable lymph nodes C: Sudden death D: Pallor E: Inappetance		source

Indicate whether the following statements about the Danish Salmonella Programme True or False		Answer
26. Finisher herds are examined by meat juice sampling		source
27. Breeder and multiplier herds are blood tested for Salmonella antibodies		source
28. Feedstuffs are examined for the presence of Salmonella bacteria		source
29. Pigs from infected herds are slaughtered separately and the meat heat-treated		source
30. Salmonella is eradicated from seropositive herds		source

The following measures will reduce aggressive behaviour in group-housed pigs - True or False?		Answer
31. Use of small rectangular pens		source
32. Masking smells		source
33. Grouping after sunset		source
34. Provision of areas to hide the head		source
35. Ad libitum feeding		source

Which statements about experimental Glässer's Disease True or False?		Answer
36. All Haemophilus parasuis isolates tested produced classic Glässer's Disease		source
37. Bacterial isolation from recovering pigs was easy		source
38. Water medication with amoxycillin at 20mg/kg for 6 hours prevented the development of Glässer's Disease		source
39. Peritonitis, pleurisy, pericarditis and arthritis were all produced		source
40. Clinical signs began 15 hours after intravenous inoculation in Experiment 1		source

Mark these statements about the ELISA test for PRRSV antibody in pig serum True or False		Answer
41. Maximum titre is 10,000-40,000		source
42. Time from infection to seroconversion is 11-13 days		source
43. Duration of detectable antibody is around 6 months		source
44. Duration of detectable passive antibody is around 6 months		source
45. Minimum significant titre SP ratio <0.2		source

Mark these statements about Notifiable Diseases in pigs as True or False		Answer
46. CSF virus of type 2.1 was found in Austria and Switzerland in wild boar meat from China		source
47. Veterinarians detected more Dutch outbreaks than farmers		source
48. CSF in the UK was initially thought to be PDNS		source
49. Sixty pig farms were affected by Foot and Mouth Disease in 2001		source
50. FMD diagnosis was aided by the use of an on farm test		source

More information on all these topics in... May 2002 volume of The Pig Journal
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