Swine Health Management Journal Club - May 2024

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. While these five bacterial agents have direct impact on pig health and productivity,

they also are key drivers of antimicrobial use on farms.

they are often found with viral agents so antimicrobials are not used or effective.

they rarely contribute to increased mortality.

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* 5. These agents are considered commensals

of the lower respiratory tract.

of the upper respiratory tract.

of the upper gastro-intestinal tract.

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* 6. Exposure and colonization of these agents

is almost always the result of aerosol spread (horizontal) between different age groups of pigs.

rarely occurs from sows to piglets during the nursing phase.

occurs early in the life of the pig.

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* 7. Among these five studied agents

Streptococcus suis was the most frequently detected and diagnosed agent.

Streptococcus suis most commonly caused endocarditis in suckling or early post weaning pigs.

Glaesserella parasuis was the most commonly isolated agent in meningitis cases.

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* 8. Lung tissues were frequently included in submissions for disease detection and diagnosis.

Lung tissue is the best tissue to isolate these five agents as they are considered lower respiratory system pathogens.

Using lung tissues requires caution due to the commensal nature of these agents in respiratory tissue.

Lung tissue is the best tissue to detect and isolate systemic diseases.