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Pig diseases can be caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa, nutritional deficiencies, poisonous substances, internal and external parasites.
Bacterial diseases include swine erysipelas, swine dysentery, infectious poly-arthritis etc. Viral and mycoplasma diseases include African swine fever, swine influenza, enzootic pneumonia of pigs, vesicular exanthema of swine, transmissible gastroenteritis etc. Helminthiasis as a health problem in pigs is mainly caused by worms like the lungworm, ascaris worm etc. Nutritional diseases include piglet anemia, parakeratosis etc. External parasitic infections include mange, lice, jiggers etc.
How to tell that a pig is in bad health:
General signs: dullness, loss of appetite, labored or rapid breathing, sudden deaths, loss of weight, low weight gain and fever usually manifested by shivering of the pig.
Signs expressed on the skin: reddening of the skin or skin discoloration, loss of hair and hardening of some parts of the skin, itching and cracking of the skin.
Other signs: lameness, cough, abnormal nasal discharges, diarrhea with a putrid smell, abnormal content and color of feces and abortions.
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine says, despite the deaths of three pigs in Saskatchewan from anthrax, the risk of swine becoming infected remains extremely low.
Figures released by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency show 663 animals on 143 Saskatchewan farms, including three pigs on one small outdoor swine operation, have died this summer from anthrax.
Anthrax is caused by a soil borne bacterial spore which must be eaten to cause infection. Western College of Veterinary...
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Biting wounds / “Greasy pig” What it is and how to treat Frede Damgaard from KeTox This is caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus hyicus which lives normally on the skin without causing disease. It is not known why sometimes it flares up and causes a dermatitis which oozes greasy fluid. It produces toxins which are absorbed into the system and damage the liver and kidneys. In the sucking piglet disease is usually confined to individual animals, but it can be a...
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its preventive measures to control the spread of an emerging swine disease, which swine experts called the porcine diarrhea syndrome in some hog farms in Batangas and Bulacan reportedly killing piglets.
To speed up the process, the DA, through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has created a task force to solve these cases of diarrhea problems among pigs.
Under this group, the private sector will be involved; the Philippine College of...
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Pig producers who keep up-to-date with replacement rates in their breeding herds achieve higher productivity than those who are less rigorous with their sow culling policies.
A survey of records from over 140 UK customers carried out by pig breeding company ACMC showed that units which replaced 45 per cent of the herd each year achieved above-average performance, with each sow weaning around 11 pigs per litter. This rate of replacement means that each sow would be kept for about five...
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Elanco Animal Health is to host its fifth consecutive Veterinary Leadership Symposium on 14-16 July in Helsingør, Denmark.
Held just prior to the opening of the 2006 International Pig Veterinary Society meeting in Copenhagen, the symposium, titled "The expanding role of the veterinarian," will feature an in-depth look at major issues facing today's global swine production.
Economics, production, diseases and the future role of veterinarians will be discussed.
Featured speakers...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. announces the launch of a new research program targeted at porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD), a disease complex that presents a growing threat to the health of swine in the United States and other countries.
As part of the research initiative, called the PCVAD Research Award Program, Boehringer Ingelheim is committing $75,000 annually to fund three selected research programs. The program is open to all swine researchers, veterinarians,...
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A newly activated virus sweeping through hog country is the wild card for continued pork profits, according to a veteran hog industry analyst.
U.S. pork exports and domestic demand also will play a role in determining if more than two years of hog profits will continue.
Glenn Grimes, an agricultural economist who is a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri and a consultant for the pork industry, said the impact of the virus, known as Porcine Circovirus Type 2, could throw a...
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Almost 4,000 pigs and buffaloes have contracted foot-and-mouth disease in Vietnam’s central highlands province, of which 1,500 have died.
The disease has been reported in seven out of 12 districts and towns in Lam Dong province, with Duc Trong district being the worst hit.
Local animal health authorities announced last week an outbreak in the district after some 2,300 pigs and bulls were infected with the disease, with over 800 dying.
Samples from pigs tested positive for the type O...
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Tests have revealed anthrax in a 93.8 tonne consignment of pork in Semipalatinsk in the Eastern Kazakhstan Region.
"The entire consignment was seized by the National Security Committee's local department on April 12. On April 22 the Semipalatinsk veterinary control department announced that anthrax germs had been detected in the pork," the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry told Interfax on Sunday.
"The pork has been placed in a temporary storage facility. No reports have been...
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The UK pigmeat market may soon feel the effects of the Scotland’s recently confirmed case of H5N1 Avian Flu and further Swine Fever outbreaks in Germany.
If Avian Flu spreads further in the UK consumers could start switching from poultry meat to pork, which is selling at barely breakeven levels and 5% lower than a year ago.
Evidence of the wider spread of Swine Fever in Germany was confirmed by new outbreaks in the North Rhine region, one of which occurred outside the existing...
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A new Listeria assay allows processors to simultaneous detect and differentiate between two species in a single test for food products.
Increasing regulatory emphasis on food safety in plants and the cost of recalls has spurred food companies to seek faster ways of detecting pathogens.
bioMérieux said its new Vidas Lduo test now enables the simultaneous detection and differentiation of Listeria spp and Listeria monocytogenes in a single test.
"By working in routine with the...
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The Canadian introduction of the first of a number of new vaccines designed to protect against PMWS is offering hope to those farms facing a heightened risk of infection.
Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, a relatively new condition which was first characterized in Western Canada just over a decade ago and which is now present worldwide, only affects pigs.
Symptoms typically occur between about six and 15 weeks of age, when the pig enters the nursery or early grower phase and...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) have announced in the US they are offering a 20 percent discount from the list price on all orders of Ingelvac® ERY-ALC for control of swine erysipelas, when shipped with an equal dose amount of Enterisol® Ileitis FF.
The special combination price for the two BIVI oral vaccines will run from March 1 until May 31, 2006. Distributors will automatically reduce the price of Ingelvac® ERY-ALC when ordered and shipped in conjunction with an equal amount...
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- The new federal agriculture minister is concerned about a "serious" illness which has killed hundreds of thousands of pigs in Quebec and has also shown up in Ontario.
Chuck Strahl discussed the impact of the illness called post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome or PMWS with Quebec Agriculture Minister Yvon Vallieres when they met for the first time in Montreal Thursday.
He said PMWS is being monitored by provincial governments to try to understand the depth of the problem and...
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Hello everybody. I want to know about the most common chemicals to exterminate ticks on pigs, and if you heard about any natural stuff and/or management practices to keep them away. I live in a tropical weather zone. ...
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I heard on TV that pigs could be exposed to this desease. How comes? What is the infection via from poultry to swine? Could it be possible from feeding raw infected chicken to pigs? If anyone out there has a recent new on this matter, please share it. Thank you. Claudio Pérez from Argentina ...
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A need to know about what I can to do with my pigs, because, the lab diagnosis find brucellosis in 5 of my females, so, pigs are vaccinated against brucellosis 8 months ago.
Can I find an residual vaccine effect during this time?
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After a long time breeding sheeps, I include a near-parturition guilt to my farm. As a beginner I want to know what are the most common diseases on new-born piglets. I appreciate any answer. ...
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