MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(based on content of Vol. 50)

Match the outcome (left) with statement about M. hyopneumoniae vaccination with MYPRAVAC SUIS (right)		Answer
A: Raised antibody levels, max. day 70   B: Had no effect on weight gain   C: Mortality after challenge   D: Group lesion score of 7.4	1. Two injections of vaccine	A source
	2. Single vaccination	B source
	3. Placebo and Challenge	C source

Match the outcome (left) with the treatment for streptococcal meningitis (right)		Answer
A: Not included for ethical reasons B: No mortality C: 24% mortality D: 33% mortality E: 67% mortality	4. 2.0 mg/kg cefquinome	C source
	5. 7.5 mg/kg amoxycillin	D source
	6. None (Untreated Control Group)	A source

Match the statement about PMWS protection (left) with state of immunity (right)		Answer
A: Protection against clinical PMWS B: Incomplete protection to 12 weeks C: Hyper gamma globulinaemia D: Weight gain of 410 g/day E: Protection of the sow against PMWS	7. High sow level of antibody (>1/1280)	A source
	8. Low sow levels of antibody	B source
	9. Passively protected piglets	D source

Match the costs (left) with the items from annual cost of PIC-UK Health programme (right)		Answer
A: £206,000 B: £50,000 C: £120,000 D: £25 E: £3	10. Nucleus and multiplication herds	A source
	11. AI Centres	C source
	12. Cost per gilt	E source

Match the data (left) to the statements about Pfizer single dose mycoplasma vaccine 'Stellamune' (right)		Answer
A: Six weeks B: 50-60% C: 23 weeks D: Has no effect E: 10%	13. Duration of immunity in vaccinates	A source
	14. Lung scores are reduced	B source
	15. Maternal antibody	D source

Match the percentage of positive faecal samples in the red meat species survey Great Britain 1999-2000 (left) with the species of bacterial pathogen (right)		Answer
A: 87.1% B: 94.5% C: 26.1% D: 11.1% E: 0.3%	16. VTEC E. coli 0157 in pigs	E source
	17. Yersinia enterocolitica in pigs	C source
	18. Salmonella enterica Typhimurium	D source

19. Which one of the following functions is most important in the pig alveolar macrophage?		Answer
A: scavenging and immunoregulation B: antigen presentation C: accessory immunological function D: cytokine production E: expression of MHC Class I and II antigens		A source

20. Which one of the following levels of erythromycin resistance was found in porcine Campylobacter coli isolates in Teale's 2002 UK survey?		Answer
A: 79% resistant to erythromycin B: 17% resistant to erythromycin C: 10% resistant to erythromycin D: 41% resistant to erythromycin E: 85% resistant to erythromycin		E source

21. In surveillance, which one of the following statements is a key step in the 'Pyramid of Scrutiny'?		Answer
A: The State Veterinary Service must inspect all pigs monthly B: The Diagnostic Laboratory must have competence, facilities and quality systems to provide adequate diagnosis C: The competent authority should respond immediately to an outbreak of disease and justify its actions afterwards by means of a Public Enquiry D: The competent authority should maintain silence and secrecy to safeguard confidentiality E: The competent authority should concentrate on central planning		B source

22. Which one of the following events in the development of the intestinal immune system in the piglet signals the onset of immune competence?		Answer
A: 2 weeks, rapid expansion of B cells and some T cells B: 6-8 weeks of age T cells and B cells present in 'mature' gut C: 2-4 weeks old CD4 T cells enter the intestines and colonise villous core D: Newborn. Undeveloped Peyer's Patches, T cells scarce, MHC absent		B source

23. Which one of the following serotypes of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae occurs in 50% of pigs in Denmark?		Answer
A: 1 B: 2 C: 6 D: 11 E: 15		B source

24. Which one of the following respiratory diseases of the growing/finishing pig is absent from the UK?		Answer
A: Progressive Atrophic Rhinitis B: PRRS C: Blue eye D: Swine Influenza E: A. pleuropneumoniae		C source

25. Which one of the following diseases is not part of the Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC)?		Answer
A: M.hyopneumoniae B: PRRS C: Swine influenza D: Porcine respiratory coronavirus E: PCV-2		D source

Indicate whether the following statements about the outcome of treatment in the presence of clinical signs of Streptococcus suis infection are True or False?		Answer
26. 62% of pigs had normal rectal temperatures when treated		True source
27. 71% of pigs with incoordination or ataxia survived treatment		True source
28. 50% of pigs with flushing of the skin survived treatment		False source
29. 50% of pigs with paddling of the limbs survived treatment		True source
30. 84% of pigs showed no paddling of the limbs at treatment		True source

Are the following statements about the Porcine Intestinal Distension Syndrome (PIDS) True or False?		Answer
31. Mortality occurs in the form of sudden death		True source
32. Affected pigs are restless		False source
33. Affected pigs are aged between 2 and 6 months		True source
34. Dead pigs have a pale carcase and distended abdomen		True source
35. Post-mortem examination should take place with the pig suspended		False source

These features occur in the Post-Weaning Respiratory Syndrome (PWRS) in the UK - True or False?		Answer
36. Uneven growth rate		False source
37. Pyrexia		True source
38. Middle Ear Disease		True source
39. The 18 week wall		False source
40. Mortality may reach 10-18%		True source

Are these statements about predisposing factors in the appearance of pleuropneumonia True or False?		Answer
41. Decrease in weaning age		False source
42. Decline in sow immunity		True source
43. Increase in stocking density		True source
44. Addition of carrier pigs with new strain		True source
45. Increase in gilt replacement rate		True source

Are the following statements about the clinical signs of PMWS True or False?		Answer
46. Occurence in pigs aged 5-12 weeks		True source
47. Enlarged superficial inguinal lymph nodes		True source
48. Pallor		True source
49. Rectal temperature always above 42 C		False source
50. Piglets may waste away		True source

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