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Porcine Parvovirus
- Cause: virus
- Signs: Encephalitis, abortion/still birth/mummified fetus
- Prevention: Vaccination Keep a closed herd
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Pseudorabies
(Aujezky’s Disease or “maditch”)
- Cause: Virus
- Signs: Encephalitis/
- Abortions/ Still birth/ mummified feti
- Prevention: Test & Cull ,Most states do not allow the vaccine, Once a pig is vaccinated it will test positive, Cattle/ Sheep/ Dogs can acquire this from pigs
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Colibacillosis
- Cause: E. Coli (many varieties)
- Signs: Dehydration, Severe yellow diarrhea in piglets 2-14 days old
- Prevention: Vax sows before farrowing
- Oral vax for piglets gives local GI immunity, “Autogenous” vaccine is produced from exact variety of E. Coli found on farm
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Rota Virus
- Cause: Virus
- Signs: Diarrhea in nursing pigs
- Prevention: Vaccinate sows
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Corona Virus
- Cause: Virus
- Signs: Diarrhea in nursing pigs
- Prevention: Vaccinate sows
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Clostridium Perfringens (type C)
- Cause: C. Perfringens
- Signs: Bloody Diarrhea in well nourished pigs
- Prevention: Vaccinate sows
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Swine Dysentery
- Cause: Treponema Hyodysentariae (spirochete)
- Signs: Bloody diarrhea in pigs 3-4 mos old
- Prevention: Vaccinate Juvenile pigs
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Atrophic Rhinitis
- Cause: Bordatella Bronchiseptica
- Signs: Destruction of nasal turbinates, Predisposition to pneumonia
- Prevention: Vaccination
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Erysipelas (Diamond Back Disease)
- Cause: Erysipelothrix
- Signs: Arthritis/ Diamond shaped skin rash
- Prevention: Vaccine
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Salt Toxicity (Water deprivation)
- Cause: No water for 48+ hours
- Signs: Circling/ Pruitis/ Blindnes/ Paddling
- Prevention: Free access to water
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PRRS (Porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome)
- Cause: Virus
- Signs: Invades macrophages of lungs, Will suppress immune defenses, Resp signs/ abortion/ Early farrowing
- Prevention: Vaccine
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