Pig Herd Health/Humminity

Question 1

preventing disease

Answer 1

is much easier than treating diseases

Question 2

this is why vaccines and managing stress levels is

Answer 2

important

Question 3

an animal can become immune to a disease

Answer 3

after exposure to it

Question 4

can be influenced by

Answer 4

route of transmission and how contagious disease is

Question 5

if a large percentage of the population (80%) has antibodies against it, is immune

Answer 5

so it is difficult for the pathogen to spread amongst it

Question 6

most diseases need ____ vaccination rate to prevent outbreak

Answer 6

80-85%

Question 7

measles need

Answer 7

90-95% for entire population

Question 8

anti-vaccine families

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tend to cluster together

Question 9

newborn pigs

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receive a lot of medical attention

Question 10

within the first 24-48 hours

Answer 10

umbilical cord is dipped in iodine
needle teeth are clipped
tails are docked
given iron dextran injection

Question 11

identification methods

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ear notching - cuts at certain places to correspond to a number
ear tagging
tattooing
paint (temporary)

Question 12

males are castrated at

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1-21 days

Question 13

Incision made over testicles

Answer 13

which are squeezed out and cut

Question 14

tusks in breeding boars are cut every

Answer 14

4-6 months

Question 15

at the time of weaning

Answer 15

they are vaccinated and treated for parasites

Question 16

good hear management is important to stop any outbreak

Answer 16

observe and treat quickly
clean low stress environment
genetic selection for disease resistance