VMP 420 SWINE EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
One-Site Production - Answers - breeding/gestation, farrowing, nurseries, grow-finish
facilities are all at one site
Two-Site Production - Answers - Site one: Breeding/Gestation, Farrowing, and
Nurseries
Site two: Grow-Finish Facilities
Three-Site Production - Answers - Site one: Breeding/Gestation and Farrowing
Site two: Nurseries
Site three: Grow-Finish Facilities
Predisposing Factors - Answers - Resistance to disease(immunity, nutrition,
environment, and interactions), environmental factors (ambient temp, air movement,
humidity, animal "flow", sanitation, and isolation), and facility (pig comfort, stocking
density, and equipment)
Hidden Costs - Answers - 1. Average Daily Gain and Feed efficiency.
2. Increased variation in pigs (ex: weight)- sort loss.
3. Reproductive losses.
4. Loss of markets - condemnations, trim loss.
5. Labor & Managerial stress.
6. Regulatory expenses.
Mineralization - Answers - Occurs around day 30; cannot be reabsorbed
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) - Answers - Sows: spike fever, rhinitis, late trimester
abortions (after d70), no neuro signs; typically no death.
Piglets: diarrhea, weak (no colostrum), act drunk, convulsions, death.
Finishing: pneumonia (over it in 3-5 days)
Transmitted by humans, truck transmisison, dogs, and *pigs*
Blood test all animals; tonsils on dead.
Gene deleted vaccine, biosecurity and isolation
Leptospirosis - Answers - Sows: late-stage abortions (primary cause), end of hoof curls
up (thimble foot-premies).
Transmitted by urine, mucosa, cuts, nose-to-nose, rodents, raccoons.
Treat with high dose of tetracyclines (liquamycin)
PLE vaccine (Parvor, Lepto, Erysipelas)
TRANSMISSION TO HUMANS
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) - Answers - SMEDI - stillborns, mummies, embryonic death,
infertility
One-Site Production - Answers - breeding/gestation, farrowing, nurseries, grow-finish
facilities are all at one site
Two-Site Production - Answers - Site one: Breeding/Gestation, Farrowing, and
Nurseries
Site two: Grow-Finish Facilities
Three-Site Production - Answers - Site one: Breeding/Gestation and Farrowing
Site two: Nurseries
Site three: Grow-Finish Facilities
Predisposing Factors - Answers - Resistance to disease(immunity, nutrition,
environment, and interactions), environmental factors (ambient temp, air movement,
humidity, animal "flow", sanitation, and isolation), and facility (pig comfort, stocking
density, and equipment)
Hidden Costs - Answers - 1. Average Daily Gain and Feed efficiency.
2. Increased variation in pigs (ex: weight)- sort loss.
3. Reproductive losses.
4. Loss of markets - condemnations, trim loss.
5. Labor & Managerial stress.
6. Regulatory expenses.
Mineralization - Answers - Occurs around day 30; cannot be reabsorbed
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) - Answers - Sows: spike fever, rhinitis, late trimester
abortions (after d70), no neuro signs; typically no death.
Piglets: diarrhea, weak (no colostrum), act drunk, convulsions, death.
Finishing: pneumonia (over it in 3-5 days)
Transmitted by humans, truck transmisison, dogs, and *pigs*
Blood test all animals; tonsils on dead.
Gene deleted vaccine, biosecurity and isolation
Leptospirosis - Answers - Sows: late-stage abortions (primary cause), end of hoof curls
up (thimble foot-premies).
Transmitted by urine, mucosa, cuts, nose-to-nose, rodents, raccoons.
Treat with high dose of tetracyclines (liquamycin)
PLE vaccine (Parvor, Lepto, Erysipelas)
TRANSMISSION TO HUMANS
Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) - Answers - SMEDI - stillborns, mummies, embryonic death,
infertility
