CHAPTER 7 Flashcards
What are the common nutritional diseases of swine
Iron deficiency
mulberry heart disease
zinc deficiency or the paraketosis
This deficiency can lead to various health problems including paleness weakness and potentially even death
Iron deficiency
What is the causes of iron deficiency
Low iron stores at birth
Rapid growth
Indoor rearing
How to treat iron deficient swine
Administer iron supplement 1 ml for 3 days after birth and followed by 1 ml for 7 to 10 days after birth
It is common on young growing pigs usually affecting those between two to four months of age it is acute often fatal and typically related to vitamin e or selenium deficiency
Mulberry heart disease
What is this etiology of mulberry heart disease
Deficient in vitamin e and selenium
Deficient in vitamin e and selenium will lead to______
Capillary fragility
Muscle degeneration
Hemorrhage particularly in the heart
The cause or origin of a disease
Etiology
A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a condition
Syndrome
It is any abnormal tissue change caused by injury disease or infection it can be visible due to swelling or discoloration and it is used to diagnose health problems
Lesion
The rate or number of deaths in a population due to a specific disease
Mortality
A very rapid and severe disease condition often leading to sudden death
Peracute
The rate or number of individuals affected by a disease in a population
Morbidity
A disease condition that develops slowly and less for a long time
Chronic
Inanimate objects that can carry and spread infectious agents
Fomites
A disease condition with the sudden onset and short duration
Acute
Observable symptoms or indicators of disease in an animal
Clinical signs
Transmission of a disease between individuals of the same generation
Horizontal transmission
A postmortem examination of an animal to determine the cause of that or disease
Necropsy
Transmission of a disease from parent to offspring
Vertical transmission
This a nutritional disorder most commonly seen in young pigs especially winners and is best known for causing a skin condition called paraketosis
Zinc deficiency
How to manage and prevent zinc deficiency
Zinc supplementation
What is this etiology of zinc deficiency
Primary cause: inadequate dietary zinc
Secondary causes:
Excess calcium in the diet
high levels of phytates in grains
low bioavailability of zinc in poorly formulated rations
Balance of minerals
Clinical signs of mulberry heart disease that is observed before death
Labored breathing
Weakness
Fever
Reluctance to move
Cyanosis (bluish skin)
Death within a few hours