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MT4 - Fowl cholera (R) Flashcards

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Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella multocida A, D and F strains

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Fowl cholera can occur is ducks and geese.

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Water fowls are more susceptible

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The agent of fowl cholera can survive in water for a few days

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low resistance + survives in water

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Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella gallinarum

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F

P. multocida A (D,F)

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The mortality of fowl cholera is low

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F

high morbidity and high mortality

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Arthritis is a clinical sign of fowl cholera.

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chronic

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The resistance of the agent of fowl cholera is low

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low resistance + survives in water

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Fowl cholera occurs mainly in the winter in Europe

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F

common at warmer climate, during summer and early autumn IN EUROPE

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Pasteurella multocida strains with lower virulence can cause chronic fowl cholera

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T

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The most severe form of fowl cholera occurs in day-old birds

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F

Cannot be seen in day-old birds

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Waterfowl is more susceptible to fowl cholera than hens

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T

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Focal inflammation and necrosis in the liver is a common postmortem lesion on of fowl cholera

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Wild birds can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd

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Fowl cholera has an exponential mortality rate

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Fowl cholera is a generalized disease it causes septicaemia

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T

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Animals recovered after fowl cholera remain bacterium carriers

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T

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The dermonecrotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical sign of fowl cholera

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F

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Vaccine for the prevention of fowl cholera provide type specific protection

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T

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The agent of fowl cholera is an obligate pathogenic bacterium:

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F

Facultative

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Antibiotics cannot be used for the treatment of fowl cholera

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F

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human can introduce the agent of fowl cholera into a herd:

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T

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per os antibiotic treatment must be used in the case of fowl cholera:

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T

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nasal discharge and conjunctivitis are clinical signs of fowl cholera:

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T

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the morbidity of fowl cholera is high

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T

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the exotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera
F
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inflammation of the wattle is a clinical sign of acute fowl cholera:
F | Clinical signs of the wattle
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the endotoxin of the agent is responsible for the clinical signs of fowl cholera
T
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Europe is free from fowl cholera:
F
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Haemorrhagic diarrhoea is a clinical sign of fowl cholera:
T
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Fowl Cholera can occur in ducks and geese:
T
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Fowl cholera is always an acute disease:
F | CHRONIC
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Feather pecking or force feeding can predispose animals to fowl cholera
T
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Parent birds have to be vaccinated just before laying in order to prevent fowl cholera
F | Vaccine given at 6-8 weeks of age
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Germinative infection is a frequent way of transmission of the agent of fowl cholera.
F | No germinative!!
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Geese is resistant to fowl cholera
F
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Fowl cholera cannot be prevented by vaccination
F
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Focal inflammation in the liver is a typical post mortem lesion of fowl cholera
T
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Hemorrhages generally cannot be seen as post mortem signs of fowl cholera
F
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After recovering from fowl cholera the animals do not carry the agent any more
F
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There are vaccines on the market to prevent fowl cholera
T
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Fowl cholera occurs only in hens
F
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Fowl cholera is caused by certain serotypes of Pasteurella multocida
T
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The agent of fowl cholera is an obligate pathogen
F | Facultative
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Germinative infection is common in the case of fowl cholera.
F | NO germinative!
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Turkey are highly susceptible to fowl cholera
T
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Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella multocida strains
T
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Fowl cholera occurs only in chicken
F
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Germinative infection is common in the case of fowl cholera
F
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Fowl cholera is typically seen in day-old birds
F | Cannot be seen in day-old birds
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Germinative infection is important in the epidemiology of fowl cholera
F | NO germinative!
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Fowl cholera is a septicemic disease
T
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The agent of fowl cholera is a facultative pathogenic bacterium
T
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The endotoxin of the agent is responsible for the lesions of fowl cholera.
T
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Fowl cholera is caused by Riemerella anatipestifer
F | P.multicoida
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Endotoxins of Pasteurella multocida cause fowl cholera
T
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Fowl cholera has always an acute cours
F | chronic
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Fowl cholera could cause focal inflammation-necrosis in the liver
T
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Fowl cholera is the most severe among day-old chicken
F | Severity increases with age
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Fowl cholera is caused by introducing highly virulent Pasteurella multocida strains
T
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Plucking and fattening of geese is a predisposing factor for fowl cholera
T
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Fowl cholera causes acute septicaemia
T
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The chronic form of fowl cholera is caused by less virulent strains.
T
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Day-old chickens are resistant to fowl cholera.
T
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Vaccines against fowl cholera are not available.
F
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Fowl cholera may cause high mortality in water birds
T
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Turkeys are not sensitive to fowl cholera
F
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Fowl cholera occurs mainly at the end of the winter
F | More common in warmer climate
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Fowl cholera occurs mostly during the summer and autumn
T
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Germinative infection is the primary way of spreading fowl cholera
F
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Mortality of fowl cholera can reach 100% in a susceptible flock
T
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In development of fowl cholera, plucking the animal has an important role
T
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Fowl cholera can cause high losses among day-old chicken.
F | Cannot be seen in day-old birds
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Fowl cholera is caused by leukotoxin-producing Pasteurella (Mannheimia) haemolytica.
F
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Fowl cholera has higher mortality in young broiler stocks
F | Severity increases with age
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Fowl cholera has high mortality in water poultry
F, T?
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Turkeys are not susceptible for fowl cholera.
F
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Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurella haemolytica
F
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Fowl choler occurs in the tropics and subtropics mostly
T
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Wild birds are very susceptible to fowl cholera.
F
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Susceptibility in hens decrease with age in case of fowl cholera.
F

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