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True or False Quiz on Avian Diseases
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True or False Quiz on Avian Diseases

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Which of the following pathogens is NOT typically associated with requiring co-infection, immunosuppression, or stress to cause disease?

  • Avibacterium paragallinarum
  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
  • Brucella abortus (correct)
  • Moraxella bovoculi
  • Which of the following is NOT a virulence factor produced by Moraxella bovoculi?

  • Endotoxin
  • Pilus protein (correct)
  • IgA protease
  • Leukotoxin
  • What is the most common method for the transmission of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to humans?

  • Inhalation of aerosols from infected pigs
  • Consuming contaminated pork
  • Handling and consuming infected birds
  • Direct contact with infected swine (correct)
  • Which of the following is NOT a major route of transmission for Avibacterium paragallinarum?

    <p>Tick bites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or False: Contagious pleuropneumonia is caused by Brucella organisms.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or False: Brucella species use leukotoxin to lyse neutrophils and macrophages.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism is more likely to cause a septicemia in young pigs and acute fibrino-hemorrhagic pneumonia in older pigs?

    <p>Actinobacillus suis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a multi-age layer flock, which organism causes the most severe disease in older chickens?

    <p>Avibacterium paragallinarum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is Avibacterium paragallinarum usually controlled in layer flocks?

    <p>Antibiotics through water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism is currently thought to be the major causative agent in bovine keratoconjunctivitis?

    <p>Moraxella bovoculi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about Brucella is FALSE?

    <p>Both horses and birds cannot be infected with species of Brucella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has the use of the RB51 modified live vaccine significantly reduced?

    <p>Risk of transmission of Brucella abortus through unpasteurized milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

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