PRRS exists in two distinct forms, reproductive and respiratory, and infected farms may experience one or both. A variety of factors, including swine genetics, the specific PRRS virus variants in the herd, health status of the herd, ages of the animals involved, and pregnancy status, may influence the clinical signs.
8495 Karma. 1. Silicon is a metal and oxygen is a non metal hence it will form both ionic and covalent bonds, pauling principle explains the ratio in detail.Was this answer helpful?495 Karma. 1. Silicon is a metal and oxygen is a non metal hence it will form both ionic and covalent bonds, pauling principle explains the ratio in detail.
Reaction with water. Silicon dioxide doesn't react with water, because of the difficulty of breaking up the giant covalent structure. Reaction with bases. Silicon dioxide reacts with sodium hydroxide solution, but only if it is hot and concentrated. A colourless solution of sodium silicate is formed.