POULTRY MED: FE - Marek's Ds + Salmonella + Gumboro Ds

C. Marek’s Disease

A chicken is observed lying on its side with one leg stretched forward and the other backward due to nerve involvement. Which disease is most likely present?
A. Gumboro Disease
B. Fowl Typhoid
C. Marek’s Disease
D. Fowl Pox

C. Dr. Jozsef Marek

Who was the Hungarian veterinarian that MD was named after?
A. Dr. Leroy Coggins

B. Dr. Monty Mariano

C. Dr. Jozsef Marek

D. Dr. Joanne Marek

D. Edema of the eyelids

The ocular form of Marek’s Disease is characterized by the following, EXCEPT:

A. Blindness

B. Irregularity of the pupil

C. “Gray eyes”

D. Edema of the eyelids

B. Brachial and Sciatic Nerves

During a field visit, a veterinarian examines a group of 16-week-old chickens. One bird is observed in lateral recumbency, displaying crop stasis, dyspnea, and a classic "hurdler's position." Which specific peripheral nerves should be targeted first during necropsy to confirm the expected gross lesions of this disease form?

A. Vagus and Optic Nerves

B. Brachial and Sciatic Nerves

C. Intercostal and Femoral Nerves

D. Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Nerves

C. Sciatic and Brachial nerve

Which nerves are commonly affected by Marek’s disease?

A. Vagus and Sciatic nerve

B. Optic and Brachial nerve

C. Sciatic and Brachial nerve

D. Vagus and Optic nerve

B. Marek's disease

Which poultry disease is characterized by loss of iris pigmentation ("gray eye") and an irregular pupil caused by lymphocytic infiltration of the iris?

A. Infectious coryza

B. Marek's disease

C. Fowl cholera

D. Egg Drop Syndrome

B. Salmonella bongori

Species of Salmonella that is primarily found in the environment and in cold-blooded animals.

A. Salmonella enterica

B. Salmonella bongori

C. Salmonella coli

D. Salmonella cepa

D. All of the Above

Which is/are true about Salmonella?
I. Salmonellae are consistently reported to be among the leading international sources of foodborne human disease.
II. Poultry products are often identified as prominent sources of salmonellae which cause human illness.
III. The incidence of human salmonellosis has been correlated with Salmonella prevalence in commercial poultry flocks.
IV. Humans can also be infected with Salmonella via handling live poultry.

A. I and II

B. III and IV

C. I and III

D. All of the Above

E. None of the Above

D. Dermanyssus gallinae

Biological vector of Fowl Typhoid

A. Rhipicephalus sanguineus

B. Ornithonyssus sylviarum

C. Knemidokoptes mutans

D. Dermanyssus gallinae

C. S. Gallinarum

Which Salmonella serovar causes fowl typhoid in poultry?

A. S. Enteritidis

B. S. Typhimurium

C. S. Gallinarum

D. S. Pullorum

B. Fecal-oral route

What is the primary route of transmission of fowl typhoid?

A. Respiratory route

B. Fecal-oral route

C. Transcutaneous route

D. Vector-borne transmission only

B. Pullorum Disease

Previously known as Bacillary White Diarrhea.

A. Infectious Bursal Disease

B. Pullorum Disease

C. Marek's Disease

D. Colibacillosis

C. Pullorum disease

It is previously known as “Bacillary White Diarrhea” due to the presence of white pasted vents.

A. Fowl cholera

B. Fowl typhoid

C. Pullorum disease

D. Marek’s disease

A. Avian nephrosis

What was the original term used to refer to Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) when it was first discovered?

A. Avian nephrosis

B. Infectious bronchitis

C. Gumboro disease

D. Avian influenza

B. Bursa of Fabricius

Which organ is the primary target of Infectious Bursal Disease or Gumboro disease?

A. Thymus

B. Bursa of Fabricius

C. Spleen

D. Liver

A. Serotype 1

Which serotype of IBDV is responsible for causing disease?

A. Serotype 1

B. Serotype 2

C. Both serotypes 1 and 2

D. Neither serotype

B. White watery diarrhea and dehydration

Which of the following is a characteristic clinical sign of severe Infectious Bursal Disease?

A. Dry, scaly skin lesions

B. White watery diarrhea and dehydration

C. Bloody diarrhea with intestinal lesions

D. Greenish nasal discharge

B. Vit E and Sulphur containing amino acids

Enzootic Muscular Dystrophy is a disease caused by deficiency of the ff:

A. Vit E only

B. Vit E and Sulphur containing amino acids

C. Vit E and Magnesium

D. Vit E and Selenium

C. Both a and b

It was first described as “avian nephrosis” due to the extreme kidney damage found in birds that succumbed to infection.

A. Gumboro disease

B. Infectious bursal disease

C. Both a and b

D. None of the above

D. Gumboro disease

A viral disease first described in 1962 primarily attacks the bursa of Fabricius in young chickens and was initially referred to as "avian nephrosis." Identify the disease.

A. Marek's disease

B. Fowl pox

C. Coccidiosis

D. Gumboro disease