Knowledge Test of Enteric and Reproductive Diseases of Pigs

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Participants of the second module of the veterinary school took a short test to check their knowledge before listening the lectures. 

For everyone who also wants to test themselves:

1. Acutely dead pigs can be found in case:

hemorrhagic bowel syndrome

salmonellosis

coronaviruses

2. Which pathogens most frequently affect nursery-finishing pigs compared to other age groups:

salmonellosis, swine dysentery, proliferative interopathy

pathogenic E.coli, rotavirus, swine dysentery

 rotavirus, salmonellosis, clostridiosis

3. At what stage of gestation does mummification occur due to affecting in utero:

day 35-70

day 12-114

day 12-70

4. Which of these viruses are transmitted in utero:

PRRS, parvovirus, Japanese encephalitis virus

PRRS, Brucella suis, Pseudorabies virus

PRRS, Parvovirus, Pseudorabies virus

5. Orchitis or swollen testicles is a clinical sign of:

PRRS

Brucella suis

Parvovirus

6. Infectious diarrhea in pigs can be caused by:

Bacterials

Viruses

Parasites

7. Which of the following pathogens can cause diarrhea in piglets in the first week of life?

Lawsonia

Е. Coli

Clostridia

Brachyspira

8. Can the pathogen of circovirus infection (PCV-2) cause diarrhea in pigs:

Yes

No

9. Resistance of pathogenic E.coli is most often recorded to :

Oxytetracycline

Gentamicin

Enrofloxacin

10. Which mycotoxin causes vomiting at high doses in feed:

Zearalenon

Fumonisin

Aflatoxin

Vomitoxin


The correct answers: 1. hemorrhagic bowel syndrome, 2. salmonellosis, swine dysentery, polypherous enteropathy, 3. from 35 to 70 days, 4. RRSS, parvovirus, Japanese encephalitis, 5. Brucella suis, 6. all options are correct, 7. E. Coli, Clostridia, 8. yes, 9. oxytetracycline, 10. vomitoxin.


The training of veterinary medicine specialists of pig farms is carried out within the framework of the project "Ensuring Animal Health in Ukraine", which is implemented by the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program of the veterinary school consists of five modules, each of which contains four presentations on related topics. Teaching materials are prepared by leading domestic and foreign experts. Participants who pass the full course of training will receive certificates.


The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded by domestic pork producers. The main purposes of the association are representation and protection of rights and interests of farms of the association, assistance in development and introduction of new technologies for efficient production of pork, expansion of sales markets, and protection of domestic sales market.