Question 1
What is the primary epidemiological advantage of collecting pen-based oral fluids (rope sampling) compared to individual blood sampling for herd-level monitoring of PRRSV and Swine Influenza?
Correct Answer:
Oral fluids allow non-invasive, cost-effective population-level aggregate surveillance of pathogen shedding across multiple pens
Question 2
A swine herd with 500 fattening pigs requires screening to detect a pathogen circulating at an expected minimum prevalence of 5% with 95% statistical confidence. According to standard epidemiological sampling tables (Cannon and Roe), what is the minimum number of random blood samples required?
Correct Answer:
59 samples
Question 3
When investigating an outbreak of acute respiratory disease in nursery pigs, which diagnostic technique provides the highest diagnostic yield for obtaining deep tracheobronchial secretions for PCR detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and bacterial culture?
Correct Answer:
Tracheobronchial swab (catheter aspiration / transtracheal lavage) in acute, untreated pigs
Question 4
Under Swiss Schweinegesundheitsdienst (SGD / SuisSano) herd health protocols, what is the mandatory structural requirement for the external biosecurity hygiene lock (Hygieneschleuse / sas sanitaire) at the barn entrance?
Correct Answer:
A strict physical separation between black (external) and white (internal) zones with farm-specific clothing and boots
Question 5
What is the recommended minimum quarantine duration for replacement breeding gilts introduced into a pathogen-negative breeding herd to allow adequate clinical observation and serological seroconversion testing?
Correct Answer:
4 to 6 weeks (30–42 days)
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