FINAL EXAM PAM LECTURE 10: SWINE HEALTH STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
He quickly wants to finish some swine resp diseases that we didn't get to from last exam. Left
off on pleuropneumonia.
What agent causes it - ANS ✔✔Actinobacillus pleuropneumonias
What are the post-mortem findings for pleuropneumonia ***
Aka what is the pathognomonic finding - ANS ✔✔Lesions seen in the *caudodorsal* lung fields
Fibrinous pleuritis
Treatment for pleuropneumonia - ANS ✔✔Parenteral antibiotics - PPG, Ceftiofur, Tiamulin,
tetracyclines
Vaccine
Next resp condition - ANS ✔✔Glasser's disease
What agent causes glasser's disease - ANS ✔✔Haemophilus parasuis
Ubiquitous in many swine herds
Since Haemophilus parasuis is ubiquitous in normal healthy swine, what causes a pig to get
Glasser's - ANS ✔✔Naive or stressed animals
, Where in the body does Glasser's affect most - ANS ✔✔Lungs (neuro aspects), joints, intestines
Arthritis, peritonitis, pleuritis, meningitis
Since the introduction of ________ Glasser's has become more common/severe - ANS ✔✔PRRS
Why don't pigs usually get Glasser's - ANS ✔✔They have colostrum immunity
Best way to treat Glasser's - ANS ✔✔Vaccine
Next resp condition in swine: - ANS ✔✔Mycoplasma polyserositis
Agent that causes Mycoplasma polyserositis in swine - ANS ✔✔M. Hyorhinis -> common
Where in the body does Mycoplasma polyserositis like to go - ANS ✔✔Joints and serous body
cavities
- Lameness
Is mortality common with Mycoplasma polyserositis - ANS ✔✔No, if it is the single agent that
causes it
THIS IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE SWINE RESP COMPLEX
Now talking about verminous pneumonia. What is the first agent - ANS ✔✔Ascaris suum
ANSWERS 2026/2027
He quickly wants to finish some swine resp diseases that we didn't get to from last exam. Left
off on pleuropneumonia.
What agent causes it - ANS ✔✔Actinobacillus pleuropneumonias
What are the post-mortem findings for pleuropneumonia ***
Aka what is the pathognomonic finding - ANS ✔✔Lesions seen in the *caudodorsal* lung fields
Fibrinous pleuritis
Treatment for pleuropneumonia - ANS ✔✔Parenteral antibiotics - PPG, Ceftiofur, Tiamulin,
tetracyclines
Vaccine
Next resp condition - ANS ✔✔Glasser's disease
What agent causes glasser's disease - ANS ✔✔Haemophilus parasuis
Ubiquitous in many swine herds
Since Haemophilus parasuis is ubiquitous in normal healthy swine, what causes a pig to get
Glasser's - ANS ✔✔Naive or stressed animals
, Where in the body does Glasser's affect most - ANS ✔✔Lungs (neuro aspects), joints, intestines
Arthritis, peritonitis, pleuritis, meningitis
Since the introduction of ________ Glasser's has become more common/severe - ANS ✔✔PRRS
Why don't pigs usually get Glasser's - ANS ✔✔They have colostrum immunity
Best way to treat Glasser's - ANS ✔✔Vaccine
Next resp condition in swine: - ANS ✔✔Mycoplasma polyserositis
Agent that causes Mycoplasma polyserositis in swine - ANS ✔✔M. Hyorhinis -> common
Where in the body does Mycoplasma polyserositis like to go - ANS ✔✔Joints and serous body
cavities
- Lameness
Is mortality common with Mycoplasma polyserositis - ANS ✔✔No, if it is the single agent that
causes it
THIS IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE SWINE RESP COMPLEX
Now talking about verminous pneumonia. What is the first agent - ANS ✔✔Ascaris suum
