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| List the top three provinces for pork production in Canada, separated by commas. | |
| Canada is the ___ largest exporter of pork, and the ___ largest exporter of live swine in the world. | |
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| This breed of piggy has good carcasses and feed efficiency, strong legs good for slatted floors, and red skin. A boar/meat breed. | |
| Over the course of _ weeks of nursing, newborn pigs go from 1.5 kg to _kg | |
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| I call this breed of piggy the oreo. Good carcass quality, boar breed. | |
| When choosing between pink piggies, I would choose a _____ for better boar temperment, and a ____ for ears that stick up. Both sow breeds. | |
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| Grower finisher pigs are between __ and __ weeks old, reaching about 127 kg. | |
| On what day are litters usually weaned? | |
| Nursery pigs are _ to __ weeks old, and reach about __ kg. | |
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| The ____ is the area with the highest kg per feed cost. | |
| It takes about _kg of food to gain 1 kg of weight. | |
| True or false: the majority of pigs raised on a breeding stock supplier farm are sold as boars or replacement gilts? | |
| Which of the following diseases is NOT fairly successfully eliminated by multi-site production? | |
| Which three diseases are reduced in severity or frequency, but not eliminated by multi-site systems? | |
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| What is NOT a disadvantage of outdoor facilities? | |
| How many times per year is manure spread onto fields as fertilizer? | |
| What is the term for a pig from the herd mixed in with new additions during the 60 day quarantine to check for illness? | |
| Which of the following illnesses is NOT spread by AI? | |
| Which of the following pathogens would NOT survive for months in manure? | |
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| What is the maximum ppm of ammonia in the air that should be allowed? | |
| What gas builds up in manure pits and can cause asphixiation and nervous signs? | |
| Your herd has an increased # of stillbirths, clinically normal sows. The room has poor ventilation and a fuel burning heater to keep the sows warm. What gas is on your ddx? | |
| What is Lelystad virus/PRRS's favourite type of immune cell to occupy? | |
| Viremia is possible with PRRS within _ ___ of infection, and may last as long as _ ____ in young pigs. | |
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| Viral shedding of PRRSV may last nine months, but is usually limited to _ ___ _____ | |
| Where might a sow harbour the virus, and when would she shed it? | |
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| What are the following symptoms of PRRSV all caused by? | |
| Which of the following is NOT a secondary infection that might likely follow PRRSV infection? | |
| True or false: immunity to PRRS is short lived? | |
| True or false: heat and drying have little effect on PRRSV, but freezing will destroy it | |
| Which of the following is probably the main reason for PRRSV spreading into a herd? | |
| What is the term for pigs born with interstitial pneumonia due to fetal infection with PRRSV? | |
| What is the name for the atypical presentation of PRRSv where a positive herd has a new disease outbreak and many sows die? | |
| What is the new name for the 18 week wall? | |
| The proper use of the PRRS vaccine is to vaccinate ____ twice before _____, and vaccinate sows at ______ | |
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| How long would you close off a herd for to eliminate PRRS without test and removal? | |
| What are the two most common causes of neonatal piglet diarrhea? | |
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| ______ is to fatally severe watery diarrhea 5 hours after birth as ____ is to creamy yellow low mortality diarrhea at 5 days old. | |
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| I come during the winter, affect all age groups, spread rapidly and cause vomiting and severe watery diarrhea. What am I? | |
| What are two viruses that are similar in presentation to TGEV, but milder? | |
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| What will the pH be of diarrhea due to colibacillosis? | |
| Fully sporulated oocysts of isospora suis have 2 _____ containing 4 ____ each inside them. | |
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| True or false: slatted flooring can be a significant preventative measure for coccidiosis? | |
| Most disinfectants won't work on coccidia oocysts. What will? | |
| Most of the pigs born in the last 6 weeks are dead. There were milk curds in their feces, which smelled awful. It is winter. Wassup? | |
| True or false: Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus cannot be differentiated from TGEV on ELISA? | |
| Rotavirus and coccidiosis have what colour in common? | |
| What two conditions (one bacterial and one viral) cause watery diarrhea? | |
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| What rare cause of neonatal diarrhea would most be associated with bloody diarrhea? | |
| True or false: Inclusion body rhinitis commonly attacks herds, but herd immunity tends to develop within 3-4 weeks. | |
| Signs in the herd inclue fever, nystagmus, ataxia, convulsions, diarrhea, salivation, dysnea, abortion and coughing. White foci found on livers at PM. Whassup? | |
| Myelin deficiency causes _____ ____ which disappear when the piglet sleeps, and fade away over the first 3-5 weeks of life. | |
| Yet another coronavirus, rare now, can appear as vomiting and wasting disease or encphalomyelitis. What is? | |
| One waterer is necessary for every __ nursery pigs, and one feeder space for every _ | |
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| What ambient temperature do nursery pigs require at 3 weeks old? | |
| True or false: pigs will feel bad for a pen mate who has been bitten on the tail, and back off. | |
| True or false: bigger pigs will nose the belly of smaller ones to establish dominance | |
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