This handbook is intended to be a useful and practical tool primarily developed for pig production companies, as well as for veterinary practitioners faced with enteric disease affecting piglets in their first days of life. The contents are the result of the joint efforts of highly-regarded specialists with years of experience in the field of enteric diseases in swine..
This handbook is intended to be a useful and practical tool primarily developed for pig production companies, as well as for veterinary practitioners faced with enteric disease affecting piglets in their first days of life. The contents are the result of the joint efforts of highly-regarded specialists with years of experience in the field of enteric diseases in swine.
Authors:
ANA CARVAJAL URUEÑA
PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain).
PEDRO RUBIO NISTAL
PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain).
HÉCTOR ARGÜELLO RODRÍGUEZ
PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain).
JAIME GÓMEZ LAGUNA
PHD in veterinary medicine from the University of León (Spain).
Key Features:
➜ Practical handbook.
➜ Written by renowned specialists.
➜ Targeted to veterinary practitioners and pig production companies.
Table of Contents:
1. Digestive tract structure and function
Digestive tract structure
Digestive tract function
2. Immunity in the piglet
Intestinal defence mechanisms
Maternal immunity
3. Main aetiological agents
Bacterial diarrhoea
Viral diarrhoea
Parasitic diarrhoea (Cystoisospora suis)
Novel agents involved in neonatal diarrhoea
4. Main diagnostic tools
Clinical and pathological diagnosis
Sample collection
Laboratory diagnosis
5. Control
Symptomatic treatment
Aetiological treatment
Immune prophylaxis
Management during gestation, farrowing and lactation
New control options
Housing sows in groups during lactation
Data sheet
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