Oedema of the mamary gland - Atlas of swine pathology

Oedema of the mamary gland

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Possible causes: Postpartum Agalactia SyndromeColibacillosis

The mammary glands of the sow are very firm. There is discomfort (but not pain) when pressure is applied. The udder oedema can be either in the skin or in the mammary tissue. The pressure produced in the gland prevents good milk flow after farrowing, and there is a reduction in both the quantity and quality of colostrum which implies a lowered immune status of the piglet. It can cause agalactia and the condition is seen in both gilts and sows. It could lead to starvation of piglets and an increase in preweaning mortality.

It is seen in clinically normal females with no fever or loss of appetite.

Jesús Borobia
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Clostridium difficile

Clostridium novyi

Clostridium perfringens

Mycoplasma suis

Actinobacillosis

Anthrax

Atrophic Rhinitis

Bordetelosis

Brucellosis

Colibacillosis

Colitis

Edema disease

Enzootic Pneumonia (EP)

Erysipela

Exudative Epidermitis

Glässer disease

Ileitis

Leptospirosis

Mycoplasma arthritis

Pasteurellosis

Postpartum Agalactia Syndrome

Salmonellosis

Streptococcal infections

Swine dysentery

Tetanus

Tuberculosis

Yersinia infection

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