Porcine Health Management

The oral live vaccine Enterisol Ileitis, is commonly applied via the drinking water system. In some occasions the drinking water system is not suitable for administering the vaccine. In these cases, the use of a feeding bowl can be an alternative. The...

It is common practice to provide piglets 200 mg of iron-supplementation at birth in Danish sow herds. Increasing litter size at birth and weaning in modern sows may have increased the necessary dose for iron supplementation. The aim of this study was to...

Porcine periweaning failure-to-thrive syndrome (PFTS) is a clinical condition affecting nursery pigs that occurs within 2 to 3 weeks of weaning. Characteristic histological lesions include thymic atrophy, superficial lymphoplasmacytic fundic gastritis,...

In some rare breeds of domestic pigs, such as Kunekune from New Zealand or Casertana from Italy, most of the animals show congenital wattles at the base of their throat. Wattles are supposed to be under genetic control with a Mendelian dominant mode of...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) during foetal development is observed in a sub sample of small piglets in litters from highly prolific sows. The umbilical cord is assumed to play a significant role in the development of IUGR. The aim of the study...

A farrowing unit of 1200 sows experienced problems with neonatal diarrhea and increased mortality. Different interventions were not successful. The local veterinarian consulted a behavioural specialist for 24 h video analysis of sow and piglet behaviour...

The European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) project has previously proposed a standardized method for quantifying antibiotic use using defined daily doses (DDDvet) and defined course doses (DCDvet). The aim of this study was...

Chemical immobilization of uncooperative animals increases the risk for complications. In order to further investigate the reproductive tract of two feral managlica pigs, both received a general anaesthesia .

Porcine coccidiosis caused by Cystoisospora suis is a major cause of diarrhea and poor growth in piglets worldwide. The most commonly used chemotherapeutic drug available for the control is toltrazuril, typically administered orally. Intramuscular...

Detection of oocysts is a hallmark of the diagnosis of coccidiosis, including suckling piglet cystoisosporosis. However, in practice rapid and simple detection is often severely hampered by the high fat content of suckling piglet samples.

Tonsils are a reservoir for host-specific pathogens and commensal organisms, mostly bacteria and viruses. The resident tonsillar microbiome is assumed to interact with incoming pathogens by preventing colonization via competitive exclusion. The present...

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a serious health problem in neonatal piglets and is controlled by routine application of iron in various formulations. The iron status at weaning of piglets with fast growing genetics is frequently discussed. The aim of...

EBVM is the use of best evidence from research for health decisions in the veterinary profession. These principles are in The Netherlands incorporated in guidelines for veterinary actions. Despite the good performance of the industry still several points...

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a serious health problem in neonatal piglets and it is controlled by routine application of iron in various formulations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the haemoglobin level (Hb) at weaning in the commercial farms...

Analysis of surveillance data and diagnoses in adult pigs over a ten-year period in England and Wales was undertaken. This provides insight into the presenting signs and disease syndromes that prompt postmortem examinations (PME) in the GB scanning...